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noun, masculine/feminine

jinete

/xiˈnete/

noun, masculine/feminine/xiˈnete/plural: jinetes

horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse); light cavalry

los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsisthe four horsemen of the Apocalypse

Synonyms: caballero

Inherited from Old Spanish ginete, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Cognate with Galician xinete and Portuguese ginete.