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mountain men

mountain men is the plural of mountain man.

Meaning of mountain man

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

Questions about mountain men

What is mountain men the plural of?
Mountain men is the plural of mountain man.

Words near mountain men in the dictionary

  1. mountain man
  2. mountain maple
  3. mountain maples
  4. mountain marrow
  5. mountain meal
  6. mountain men
  7. Mountain Mesa
  8. mountain milk
  9. mountain mint
  10. mountain mints
  11. mountain misery

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