tribesman
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The horned skull of a Naga tribesman was among thousands of items that European colonial administrators had collected from the state.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
While he was still playing professional football, Simpson appeared in the 1977 miniseries "Roots" as an African tribesman and hosted a 1978 episode of "Saturday Night Live."
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2024
Brazil's first indigenous congressman, the Xavante tribesman Mario Juruna, was elected in 1982.
From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2022
Fort Pickett in Virginia would become Fort Barfoot after the “one-man army” Van T. Barfoot, a Choctaw tribesman and Medal of Honor recipient in the Italian campaign of World War II.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Around the fire, Mussa takes a dim view of the tribesmen who insist on the traditional norms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Iranian authorities had immediately urged local people and tribesmen to join security forces in searching for the airman last Friday, realising the potential political and military value of capturing him alive.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Some Arab tribesmen in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour were angered by the detention of Ahmad Khbeil, better known as Abu Khawla.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
In Millie’s case, it’s Henry Lewis, a game tracker respected — even feared — by poachers and tribesmen alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
After a while, clever tribesmen began to string number-words in a row to yield more numbers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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