mountain man
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- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən mæn/
- US
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hombre de montaña
- A rutted dirt road led up the plateau, where the mountain men's encampment of booths, log lean-tos, and tepees spread over several acres.
Bob, you big mountain man, you tough.
- Bob, you big mountain man, you tough.
Examples
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He's this rugged, mountain-man type guy.
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I'm Clayton Tyne, mountain man at your service.
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The boy's eyes were scared as they fixed on the mountain man.
Fiction book (2001) -
A mountain man, clearly, dressed in the same kind of buckskins as his companion.
Fiction book (1991) -
The mountain man walked like a big panther, silent and sure.
Fiction book (2001) -
He was content with himself and he said, "I think I've become a mountain man."
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I'm a mountain man.
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Throughout their stay, the mountain-man president shadowed Clayton, questioning and jotting notes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Chris likes to experience the backcountry much like the grizzly mountain man did in the early 1800s.
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Well, who better than a crafty mountain man to catch him?
Synonyms
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6.5
A man who lives in the woods and makes things from wood
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8.9
A man who lives at the edge of settled land and explores new areas
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A man who lives alone in a remote forest area
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a man living in the wilderness/mountains' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mountain' (high natural landform) with 'man' (adult male); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer a man associated with mountains or remote areas. Although the phrase can carry extra cultural/historical connotations (frontier survivalist) that may not be fully specified, the core referent is compositional and cross-linguistically obvious.
Etymology
Mountain man comes from the picture of a man living high in the mountain, far from towns, who hunted and survived on his own. That's why the phrase means 'a man living in the wild, skilled at survival and hunting'.