trailman

[ treyl-muhn ]

noun,plural trail·men.

trailsman.

Origin of trailman

¹

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trail man

noun

a cowboy on horseback who helps in driving a cattle herd.

Origin of trail man

²

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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How to use trailman in a sentence

I tried to decide what I would have done, as a trailman, but my brain wouldn't run that way at the moment.
The Planet Savers | Marion Zimmer Bradley
If we kill a single trailman, except in hand-to-hand fight in self-defense, we might as well pack up and go home.
The Planet Savers | Marion Zimmer Bradley
As I watched, a trailman—quite naked except for an ornate hat and a narrow binding around the loins—descended the trunk.
The Planet Savers | Marion Zimmer Bradley

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