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

Word History and Origins

Origin of frontiersman¹

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

Example Sentences

Now Wang is enjoying a third act, this time as a new-media frontiersman.

From The Daily Beast

In their company Jack Kilmeny was frankly a Western frontiersman.

From Project Gutenberg

The new sentry's zeal, joined with an ex-frontiersman's aim, was fatal.

From Project Gutenberg

Jim Beckwourth was our guide—a life-long frontiersman, an old man “beated and chopped with tanned antiquity.”

From Project Gutenberg

For the stratum of frontiersman and barbarian—not to say savage—lies just below the surface in us all, and a scratch exposes it.

From Project Gutenberg

Wayne was the son of a Pennsylvania frontiersman and came honestly by his aptitude for Indian fighting.

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