frontiersman
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of frontiersman
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; frontier ( def. ) + 's 1 + -man
Example Sentences
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The frontiersman poet Joaquin Miller was assigned to write about a week spent on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025
He looked every inch the frontiersman — except for the swimming pool in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024
In 1955, the frontiersman Davy Crockett became the most famous man in America, more than a century after his death at the Alamo.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023
On television, Ames was likely best known for his role as Mingo, the Oxford-educated Native American in the 1960s adventure series “Daniel Boone” that starred Fess Parker as the famous frontiersman.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2023
“Every man is free,” the frontiersman Robert Rogers told a disbelieving British audience, referring to Indian villages.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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