mountain man
Americannoun
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a man who lives and works in the mountains or wilderness, especially a frontiersman or pioneer, as in the early American West.
Etymology
Origin of mountain man
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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To my surprise, it was the mountain man, “Denver” Dave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song “Angel.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
He was born in Lewisburg but grew up in Charleston and lightly refers to himself as a mountain man and a hillbilly.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2021
During the pandemic, he has traded his Washington-based policy wonk look with a trimmed beard and buzzed hair for a shaggier and scruffier look to fit a Colorado mountain man.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
“Bryson, you old mountain man, you’re a welcome sight. Where have you been?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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