Frontiersman
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
"The inhabitant's of England's North American colonies outnumbered French Canadians some ten to one, but the French were tough, fur-trapping frontiersmen who posed a considerable military threat."
- 2 a man who lives on the frontier wordnet
Example
More examples"The inhabitant's of England's North American colonies outnumbered French Canadians some ten to one, but the French were tough, fur-trapping frontiersmen who posed a considerable military threat."
Etymology
From frontiers + man.
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