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 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 Cowboys and frontiersmen adopted the embellishment from American Indian tribes, which cut tassels into suede buckskins or deer hides to keep warm and to camouflage them in the wild. Ari Stark, WWD, 3 July 2024 Ever since, media, politicians, sports groups and major industries have helped fuel fan fervor and promoted hockey as integral to Canada’s rugged frontiersman character. Cody Musselman, The Conversation, 19 June 2024 An experienced frontiersman, York knew how to forage for edible plants and hunt wild game. Amanda Bellows, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for frontiersman 
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  • If the ambitions of eVTOL pioneers are realized in the U.S., people will be able to hop in an air taxi to get to and from airports serving New York and Los Angeles within the next few years.
    Michael Liedtke, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In the heart of Pella, a multi-building historical village showcases what life would have been like in the pioneer days, from a replica of a sod house to a blacksmith and a wooden shoe shop.
    Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: The groundhog.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • Not for British colonists in North America, though.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Malus domestica was introduced to North America by 16th-century explorers and later by colonists.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024

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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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