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frontiersman

noun

ˌfrən-ˈtirz-mən

Definition of frontiersman

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 Even legendary American frontiersman Daniel Boone claimed to have seen a giant raptor on the Tennessee River, according to the TSLA’s Tennessee Myths and Legends. — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025 As the story goes, Ben Sublett was an itinerant frontiersman who worked for a westward-expanding railroad in the early 1880s, somewhere out in Apache country. — Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025 The idea is that several representative American families will give up all their modern-day comforts and experience a summer exactly like an 1880s American frontiersman. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 July 2025 Berea is also home to the historic Boone Tavern, a charming hotel and restaurant owned by Berea College that dates back to the early 20th century and is named for Appalachian pioneer and frontiersman Daniel Boone. — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontiersman

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The book covers an enormous chunk of British screen history (1896 to 2001), with each chapter uncovering and illuminating the careers of early Black screen pioneers.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Jeddah’s Athr Gallery is debuting with Mosly and a second pioneer of Saudi modernism, Abdulrahman Alsulaiman.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneer

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Marschall’s initial assessment was that the tree’s life probably began before European settlers arrived in the region, at a time when the mountain was populated by autonomous Indigenous nations that later became part of the Creek Confederacy.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile over 100 Palestinian communities have been displaced or erased by the settler violence and the ever-encroaching sheep.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of settler

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The animals reached Spain during the Roman Empire and were later brought to what is now Mexico by Spanish colonists in the 1500s.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Till then, although the frontier had been placed under imperial control, land-hungry colonists and companies kept pushing across it.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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