tribespeople

[ trahybz-pee-puhl ]

plural noun

1. the members of a tribe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribespeople¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tribe + 's ¹ + people

Example Sentences

The animated video depicts senior Congress party leaders granting benefits to Muslims at the expense of marginalised castes and tribespeople.

From BBC

"Traditional farmers like me and the tribespeople lived here harmoniously for years," he says.

From BBC

At least 150 people were killed in clashes in 2023, and the death toll has been rising in recent years as tribespeople have moved from using traditional bows and arrows to high-powered firearms, according to Australian news outlets.

From New York Times

Sometimes the attendees’ feedback could be “a shock to the curatorial ego,” Frost said, giving the example of a 2017 exhibition on the Scythians, nomadic tribespeople from Siberia.

From New York Times

The political and artistic significance of Scorsese tackling David Grann’s labyrinthine nonfiction bestseller can hardly be overstated: In dramatizing the horrific killings of oil-rich Osage tribespeople by murderously greedy white men, our reigning master of the American crime epic directs his gaze and ours toward America’s foundational crimes.

From Los Angeles Times