frontiersman

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

/ frʌnˈtɪərz mən, frɒn- or, especially British, ˈfrʌn tɪərz- /

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noun, plural fron·tiers·men.

a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.

Origin of frontiersman

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; frontier + 's¹ + -man

Words nearby frontiersman

fronter, front foot, front four, frontier, frontier orbital, frontiersman, frontierswoman, frontis, frontispiece, frontlash, frontless

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Example sentences from the Web for frontiersman

The legendary self-reliance of the frontiersman is not without some basis in fact.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784|George D. Wolf
In their company Jack Kilmeny was frankly a Western frontiersman.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
Because he was a frontiersman he tended to be at once democratic in temper and despotic in action.
A History of the United States|Cecil Chesterton
The mission called for a person of unusual capacity; a diplomat, a soldier and a frontiersman.
Colonel Washington|Archer Butler Hulbert

Frontiersman, American: outline of his westward progress, 87.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for frontiersman

frontiersman

/ (ˈfrʌntɪəzmən, frʌnˈtɪəz-) /

noun plural -men

(formerly) a man living on a frontier, esp in a newly pioneered territory of the US

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单词	frontiersman
释义	frontiersman [ fruhn-teerz-muhn, fron- or, especially British, fruhn-teerz- ] / frʌnˈtɪərz mən, frɒn- or, especially British, ˈfrʌn tɪərz- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frontiersman ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fron·tiers·men. a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions. Origin of frontiersman An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; frontier + 's¹ + -man Words nearby frontiersman fronter, front foot, front four, frontier, frontier orbital, frontiersman, frontierswoman, frontis, frontispiece, frontlash, frontless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frontiersman The legendary self-reliance of the frontiersman is not without some basis in fact. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784\|George D. Wolf In their company Jack Kilmeny was frankly a Western frontiersman. The Highgrader\|William MacLeod Raine Because he was a frontiersman he tended to be at once democratic in temper and despotic in action. A History of the United States\|Cecil Chesterton The mission called for a person of unusual capacity; a diplomat, a soldier and a frontiersman. Colonel Washington\|Archer Butler Hulbert Frontiersman, American: outline of his westward progress, 87. The Way to the West\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for frontiersman frontiersman / (ˈfrʌntɪəzmən, frʌnˈtɪəz-) / noun plural -men (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 Words related to frontiersman mountaineer, backwoodsman
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frontiersman

noun, plural fron·tiers·men.

Origin of frontiersman

Words nearby frontiersman

Example sentences from the Web for frontiersman

British Dictionary definitions for frontiersman

noun plural -men

Words related to frontiersman