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frontiersman

[ fruhn-teerz-muhn, fron-or, especially British, fruhn-teerz- ]

noun

, plural fron·tiers·men.
  1. a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.


frontiersman

/ frʌnˈtɪəz-; ˈfrʌntɪəzmən /

noun

  1. (formerly) a man living on a frontier, esp in a newly pioneered territory of the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontiersman1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; frontier ( def ) + 's 1 + -man
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Example Sentences

He even made the dubious claim of having gone hunting with the famed frontiersman Daniel Boone in Kentucky around 1810, even though Boone was in his 70s at the time and living in Missouri.

In 1954, Disney sparked a youth craze with its “Davy Crockett” serial, with the TV frontiersman’s trademark coonskin cap becoming a must-have for children.

He looked every inch the frontiersman — except for the swimming pool in the background.

A half-century later, that encounter has become the life’s work of this former Seattle dentist turned Alaskan frontiersman.

This took place over the objections of figures such as Tennessee frontiersman and congressman Davy Crockett, humanitarian organizations and, of course, the tribes themselves.

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