plainsman

[ pleynz-muhn ]

noun

, plural plains·men.

1. an inhabitant of the plains. plain.

plainsman

/ ˈpleɪnzmən /

noun

1. a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America

Word History and Origins

Origin of plainsman¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; plain ¹ + -s ³ + -man

Example Sentences

So I fell back on the simple methods of the plainsman and Indian and jogged along on their trail.

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Only the plainsman's ingrained horror of throwing away a chance held them, shivering pitiably, to their places.

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"Tell us when to fire, Auberry," I heard Belknap say, for he had practically given over the situation to the old plainsman.

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When he spoke it was with the languid drawl of the Western plainsman.

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He was uneasy lest the old plainsman should have been concerned in the shooting.

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