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frontiersmen
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fron·tiers·man
/
frʌnˈtɪərz
mən, frɒn-
or, esp. British,
ˈfrʌn
tɪərz-
/
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[
fruhn-
teerz
-m
uh
n, fron-
or, esp. British,
fruhn
-teerz-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
fron·tiers·men.
a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
Origin:
1775–85,
Americanism;
frontiers
+
-man
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frontiersman
(ˈfrʌntɪəzmən, frʌnˈtɪəz-)
—
n
,
pl
-men
(formerly) a man living on a frontier, esp in a newly pioneered territory of the US
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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