Tribespeople

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The people who belong to a tribe. plural, plural-only

    "In 2018, American missionary John Allen Chau was reportedly killed by tribespeople after he arrived on North Sentinel Island, hoping to convert the local people to Christianity."

  2. 2
    A tribal race of people.

Synonyms

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tribesfolktribesfolks

Example

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"Thomas’ tribespeople are experts in puppetry."

Etymology

From tribe + -s- + people.

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