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trailsman

trailsman noun: a person skilled in outdoor survival on the trail.

Noun

trailsman (plural trailsmen)

  1. A person skilled in outdoor survival on the trail.
    • The Coyote Bill mentioned in his story was a trailsman skilled in every trick of the open spaces. He was a man of iron constitution, and he was reputed to be a deadly shot.2000, F. W. Anderson, Art Downs, The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River, page 80

Forms of trailsman

pluraltrailsmen
alternative formtrailman

Origin of trailsman

From trail + -s- + -man.

Questions about trailsman

What does trailsman mean?
Trailsman means a person skilled in outdoor survival on the trail.
What part of speech is trailsman?
Trailsman is a noun.
What is the plural of trailsman?
The plural of trailsman is trailsmen.

Words near trailsman in the dictionary

  1. trails away
  2. trails behind
  3. trails of tears
  4. trails off
  5. trailside
  6. trailsman
  7. trailsmen
  8. trailway
  9. trailways
  10. trailwear
  11. traily

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