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
In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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Leonardo DiCaprio nabbed his first Oscar as frontiersman Hugh Glass in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The frontiersman proved unable to muster sufficient recruits for an expedition, but Jefferson never dropped the idea.
—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
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies
Leonardo DiCaprio nabbed his first Oscar as frontiersman Hugh Glass in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
The frontiersman proved unable to muster sufficient recruits for an expedition, but Jefferson never dropped the idea.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
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In a March 7, 2025, X/Twitter post, early Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem reflected on the momentous shift in policy.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The fire that destroyed the Bidwell Mansion began unexpectedly, spread uncontrollably and puzzled a community that had for generations grown in the footprint and shadow of the pioneer family.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and other attacks by Jewish settlers while the community tries to survive.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Evitts Homesite Trail Overlooking Lake Habeeb is Evitts Mountain, named for one of the first European settlers in Allegany County.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the 1750s and 1760s, British troops forcibly removed French colonists from Acadia in Nova Scotia and recruited thousands of Colonists from neighboring New England to move north.—
G. Patrick O'Brien,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is the violent sleight of hand of the colonist, the oppressor.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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