frontiersman
[fruhn-teerz-muh n, fron- or, esp. British, fruhn-teerz-]
noun, plural fron·tiers·men.
a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
Origin of frontiersman
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Examples from the Web for frontiersman
Historical Examples of frontiersman
This propensity he inherited not only from his mother, but also from his father, who had been a frontiersman.
Sielanka: An IdyllHenryk Sienkiewicz
This was out of consideration for Billy's standing as a frontiersman.
Blazed Trail StoriesStewart Edward White
Every frontiersman was preparing for a tussle with the hated Spaniard.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
I would be a frontiersman, a trail-breaker, a treasure-seeker.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
"Got him that trip," was the frontiersman's satisfactory comment.
For the Liberty of TexasEdward Stratemeyer
frontiersman
noun plural -men
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