plains·man

[pleynz-muhn]
noun, plural plains·men.
an inhabitant of the plains.

Origin:
1795–1805; plain1 + -s3 + -man

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plainsman (ˈpleɪnzmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -men
a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America

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Plainsman is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
So when a plainsman sees a tree, his first impulse is to look behind it to see if someone is waiting there to ambush him.
Happily for the plainsman, the modern packer is able to bring company.
In this he shows, by stories and poems, the impression made upon the plainsman's thoughts and emotion by the mountains.
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