"frontiersman" meaning in All languages combined

See frontiersman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: frontiersmen [plural]
Etymology: From frontiers + man. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|frontier|man|alt1=frontiers}} frontiers + man Head templates: {{en-noun|frontiersmen}} frontiersman (plural frontiersmen)
  1. A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization. Categories (topical): People Coordinate_terms: backwoodsman, hillbilly, mountain man, woodsman

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