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 frontiersmen like [Jim] Bridger give way to ideologues like Brigham Young, who were able to marshal the many.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
In the hit western, Kurt Russell stars as Earp, the legendary frontiersman, and the movie climaxes with the October 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral—the most famous gunfight in American history, and the foundation of modern Tombstone’s identity.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether idealizing the rugged frontiersman or the daring entrepreneur, Americans take pride in the idea of forging their own paths.
—Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
In the hit western, Kurt Russell stars as Earp, the legendary frontiersman, and the movie climaxes with the October 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral—the most famous gunfight in American history, and the foundation of modern Tombstone’s identity.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether idealizing the rugged frontiersman or the daring entrepreneur, Americans take pride in the idea of forging their own paths.
—Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
Noun
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William Arruda is a keynote speaker, author, and personal branding pioneer.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Brian Wilson, leader of The Beach Boys, widely acknowledged as one of America’s all-time greatest composers, a pioneer of advanced studio techniques, and one of the most sensitive chroniclers of the Californian experience, has died at age 82.—
Barry Walters,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
Noun
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But European settlers and trappers killed off most of the big cats living in the eastern two-thirds of the continent.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Biden’s sanctions on some West Bank settlers were eliminated.—
ALUF BENN,
Foreign Affairs,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Seventeenth-century colonists believed that hairstyling—such as its ornamentation and its length—offered important evidence of a person’s social identity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The thousands of white French colonists who fled Haiti and arrived in American communities after a particular moment of disruption in June 1793 were met with open arms, receiving support from private groups, state governments, and the U.S. Congress alike.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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