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mountain man

mountain man noun: a male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness.

Noun

mountain man (plural mountain men)

  1. (Canada, US, historical) A male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness.
    • In the frost-stunted birch forests on the Siberian border, sturdy, windburned mountain men trap beaver and pan for gold.1963, Loren Fessler, The Editors of LIFE, “An Immense and Crowded Land”, in China (LIFE World Library), New York: Time Incorporated, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1

Forms of mountain man

pluralmountain men

Questions about mountain man

What does mountain man mean?
Mountain man means a male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness.
What part of speech is mountain man?
Mountain man is a noun.
What is the plural of mountain man?
The plural of mountain man is mountain men.

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