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New Frontiersman

American  

noun

  1. an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.


Etymology

Origin of New Frontiersman

First recorded in 1960–65

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March 21, 1986: The New Frontiersman begins publishing excerpts from Rorschach’s Journal.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2019

One New Frontiersman who became a minor patron saint of the Kennedy revisionists was Chester Bowles, the career diplomat.

From Time Magazine Archive

The New Frontiersman will run into a very old Frontiersman.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is, says one New Frontiersman, "a truly amazing woman, one of the rare hostesses who know how to combine fun with the power play."

From Time Magazine Archive

Public Health Service was Indiana's Dr. Leroy E. Burney, 54, an able administrator but ^ man who made no pretense of being a New Frontiersman.

From Time Magazine Archive

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