Thesaurus results for FRONTIERSMAN

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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Like many of the pioneers who would go on to inspire the genre, Hysterical Love Project are resistant to being boxed in as trip-hop at all.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Economists have spent much of 2026 watching to see if the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, much like the boom-and-burn cycle of dot-com pioneer companies in the late 1990s.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneer

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Advertisement For years, Ben-Gvir remained on the fringes of Israeli politics, a familiar presence at settler demonstrations but an unlikely candidate for national office.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The administration has also encouraged Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank and cut a longer-term deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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The original model for the kind of adversarial speech the First Amendment aims to protect, McGrane said, was the speech American colonists used against the British.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026
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

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