A devotee of horse racing, especially one who owns or trains horses.
〈主美〉（尤指拥有或训练马匹的）赛马迷
Example sentencesExamples
It was with a sense of personal loss that turfmen yesterday learned of the death of James Clare, for a quarter of a century the superintendent of the Brighton Beach racecourse.
After retiring from the saddle and taking up residence in Paterson, N.J., then a famous rendezvous for turfmen, Littlefield became one of the leading trainers in America.
The racers of the most prominent turfmen of the country are there.
Rhymes
turfmen
Definition of turfman in US English:
turfman
nounˈtərfmən
US
A devotee of horse racing, especially one who owns or trains horses.
〈主美〉（尤指拥有或训练马匹的）赛马迷
Example sentencesExamples
After retiring from the saddle and taking up residence in Paterson, N.J., then a famous rendezvous for turfmen, Littlefield became one of the leading trainers in America.
The racers of the most prominent turfmen of the country are there.
It was with a sense of personal loss that turfmen yesterday learned of the death of James Clare, for a quarter of a century the superintendent of the Brighton Beach racecourse.