tribesman

noun

tribes·​man ˈtrībz-mən How to pronounce tribesman (audio)
: a member of a tribe

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The area has been the site of deadly clashes between Druze separatists and tribesmen. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025 His goatee was dyed an uncanny shade of orange, that of a Dinka tribesman’s hair or maybe a punk’s mohawk. — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Eventually, Jawaher volunteers as the bride-to-be, selecting her groom after a deeply uncomfortable gathering with the tribesmen . — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 May 2026 An audience with the King of Nkangala — whose permission is required to track the ghost elephants — unfolds as casually as footage of a tribesmen spending all day fixing his instrument. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tribesman

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tribesman was in 1798

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tribesman

noun
tribes·​man ˈtrībz-mən How to pronounce tribesman (audio)
: a member of a tribe

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