Definition of "warhorse" in İngilizce

noun

1. (historical, military) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.

2. (figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.

   • Near-synonym: workhorse

3. (theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.

   • a Wagner warhorse