as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
the frontiersmen were willing to brave harsh living conditions in order to achieve a better life
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Recent Examples of frontiersman
The frontiersman proved unable to muster sufficient recruits for an expedition, but Jefferson never dropped the idea.
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
His presence in the community provided frontiersmen with access to one of the strongest drinks on the frontier.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
Alex Breaux plays Wild Bill Hickman, a Utah frontiersman and lawmaker who led attacks on the Timpanogos people in Rock Canyon.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The Neutral Ground had cowboys (or Cow Boys), Indians, cavalry attacks and rescues, and secret woodland fastnesses known only to the canniest frontiersman.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
His presence in the community provided frontiersmen with access to one of the strongest drinks on the frontier.
—Susan Cheever, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
Alex Breaux plays Wild Bill Hickman, a Utah frontiersman and lawmaker who led attacks on the Timpanogos people in Rock Canyon.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The Neutral Ground had cowboys (or Cow Boys), Indians, cavalry attacks and rescues, and secret woodland fastnesses known only to the canniest frontiersman.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
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Visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache received the Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement.—
Terry Flores,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Below, Weitzel shares some of his favorite archaeological sites across the country, each offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in North America long before European settlers arrived.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the soldiers are accompanied by antagonistic settlers looking to impose their will through violence.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Dec. 2024
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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