plainsman

[ pleynz-muhn ]

noun

, plural plains·men.

1. an inhabitant of the plains. plain.

plainsman

/ ˈpleɪnzmən /

noun

1. a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America

Word History and Origins

Origin of plainsman¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; plain ¹ + -s ³ + -man

Example Sentences

Murnane’s mysterious plainsmen pursue the “lifelong task of shaping from uneventful days in a flat landscape the substance of myth.”

From The New Yorker

The way the old bucks prance and jump stiff-legged and paw the air and neigh horse-fashion is one of the funniest things the plainsmen see.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, too, his fame as a plainsman was well known, and it reached military headquarters long before he himself arrived.

From Project Gutenberg

They were of many different types: wiry, brown-faced plainsmen; silent, grave-eyed fellows from the forest belt; smart bank clerks and traders; mechanics; and a few women.

From Project Gutenberg

He often made our heroes wonder at the amount of tact and wisdom he displayed, as a plainsman and wild hunter.

From Project Gutenberg