trailsman

American  

[treylz-muhn] / ˈtreɪlz mən /

noun

plural

trailsmen

1. a person who follows a trail.

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Etymology

Origin of trailsman

First recorded in 1855–60; trail + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

With the dexterity of the born trailsman, Talpers wormed his way along the stream when it seemed as if further progress would be impossible.

From Mystery Ranch by Chapman, Arthur

Glen knew that he was the finest trailsman in the north, and she felt more satisfied as she watched him, rifle in hand, disappear amid the trees.

From Glen of the High North by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

Creek, swish! hour after hour sounded forth the yielding snowshoes as Keith Steadman, hardy northman and trailsman, strode rapidly forward.

From The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

Just as The Eena predicted, Con proved an able fisherman and excellent "trailsman."

From The Shagganappi by Johnson, E. Pauline

Long experience in the woods had made him a good trailsman.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins