frontiersman
frontiersman noun: a person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
Noun
frontiersman (plural frontiersmen)
- 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.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, pages 136–7
Forms of frontiersman
| plural | frontiersmen |
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Origin of frontiersman
From frontiers + man.
Words formed from frontiersman
Questions about frontiersman
- What does frontiersman mean?
- Frontiersman means a person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
- What part of speech is frontiersman?
- Frontiersman is a noun.
- What is the plural of frontiersman?
- The plural of frontiersman is frontiersmen.
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