plainsmann.
/ˈpleɪnzmən/, U.S. /ˈpleɪnzmən/ A man of the plain or plains; an inhabitant of flat, low-lying country, or of the open plains of a particular region.In quot. 1899: a horse bred in, or native to, flat low-lying country.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller on plain
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1801 W. Tomison in Beaver (1920) Dec. 7/1 Jas. Ruchan began yesterday to make plainsmen's coat for Ind.
1870 De B. R. Keim Sheridan's Troopers xi. 66 Such an animal is a treasure in the esteem of a plainsman.
1891 Spectator May 732 Imbued with that sense of freedom peculiar to the Australian, the American plainsman, and the Canadian.
1899 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 355 Experienced ranchmen never turn a bunch of green brood-mares out unless accompanied by three or four of these sagacious little plainsmen.
1931 ‘Grey Owl’ Men of Last Frontier 118 The difficult task of transforming an indifferent plainsman into some kind of woodsman.
1956 E. Pound tr. Sophocles Women of Trachis 45 No gang of plainsman with spears..was strong enough.
1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 10/3 (advt.) Exceptionally handsome, this well made furniture is as rugged as a plainsman, it'll stand up to plenty of hard knocks and last a lifetime.
1998 A. Sealy Everest Hotel (1999) 276 Plainsmen Sandhu picked up from three widely separated villages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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