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

Here was a typical Alaskan, a sturdy trailsman, touched by the tender, pitiful things of life, just like a little boy that hasn't had time to become hardened.

From Baldy of Nome by Darling, Esther Birdsall

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

From The Unspeakable Perk by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

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

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