cavalry officer

collocation in English

meaningsofcavalryandofficer

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cavalry
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈkæv.əl.ri/us
/ˈkæv.əl.ri/
the group of soldiers in an army who fight in tanks, or (especially in the past) ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofcavalryandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The priest and thecavalryofficerhave learned to measure non-existence against mere incapacity.
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I informed him that when this appointment was made nocavalryofficerwas available for it.
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As acavalryofficerhe spoke of horses and made the interesting point that animals show pain in quite different ways.
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He was an extremely goodcavalryofficer, and his regiment very much wanted him in command.
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Has this post ever been held by anyone except acavalryofficerbefore; and is it intended in the future to follow this practice?
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Polo, combined with hunting, has made thecavalryofficerwhat he is and always has been.
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There are cavalry officers available for this post, and it is probable that acavalryofficerwill be selected when the present holder vacates the appointment.
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The public assumed the author to be acavalryofficer.
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A formercavalryofficer, he finds his duties to be sometimes repugnant and his subordinates at times incompetent.
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He served for nine years as acavalryofficeruntil 1830, when he retired from the service.
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After a brief career as acavalryofficer, he devoted the rest of his life to sport and gambling.
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Although he had been a successfulcavalryofficer, he performed poorly as a commander when compared to his predecessor.
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He was adventurer, explorer,cavalryofficerand chemical engineer.
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He was the son of acavalryofficer.
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In his early career, he was acavalryofficer.
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He has a degree in law and was a pioneercavalryofficer.
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Acavalryofficer, his rise through the ranks was steady.
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He is a wounded outlaw, a formercavalryofficerbut that doesn't stop him and his gang holding the town's civilians hostage.
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His father had been a rakehellcavalryofficer, whose rowdy excesses proved too much even for his fellow hussars.
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All metal parts of acavalryofficeruniform had to be gilded.
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