frontiersman
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8.9
- noun
- /frʌnˈtɪrzˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
pionero
- And, of course, Jackson ascends as the ultimate American hero through his Anglo identities of brave savior, innocent defender, and frontiersman.
- frontiersman Davy Crockett
- frontiersman Hawkeye
- frontiersman hero
They're always frontiersmen or people inhabiting a land beyond a frontier.
- They're always frontiersmen or people inhabiting a land beyond a frontier.
Examples
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He's ill at ease not being in command, following the lead of some half-Indian frontiersman through a foreign wilderness.
Fiction book (1992) -
The frontiersman safeguards the perimeter, the gentleman-thief prevents internal degeneration, but only the Superman has evolved into something new.
Academic text (2014) -
Just you don't strike me as much of a frontiersman.
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There hasn't been a frontiersman in my family since the end of the Civil War some four centuries back.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lean and muscular with a vulpine grin, he endears himself to the group at camp by producing an axe and chopping firewood like a frontiersman.
Academic text (2009) -
The frontiersman navigated through the dense forests in search of new land for his family.
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As a skilled frontiersman, he built a sturdy cabin amidst the wilderness of the expanding territory.
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Inspired by tales of adventure, the young frontiersman set out to explore the uncharted lands to the west.
Synonyms
131
2.8
A person who travels to unknown places to learn about them
36
4.4
A person who is among the first to move to and prepare new land
12
6.8
A person who finds a safe way through unknown or difficult land
7
6.5
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
1
8.4
A man who lives alone in a remote forest area
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frontiersman comes from frontier, which is related to the familiar word front meaning 'edge' or 'border', plus -man meaning 'person'. So a frontiersman is literally a person who lives or explores at the 'edge' of settled land.