HyperDic: frontierswoman

English > 1 sense of the word frontierswoman:
NOUNperson frontierswomana woman who lives on the frontier
English > frontierswoman: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA woman who lives on the frontier.
InstancesBurk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity JaneUnited States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
BroaderpioneerOne the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

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