Meaning | A man who lives on the frontier. |
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Synonyms | frontiersman, backwoodsman |
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Instances | Boone, Daniel Boone | An American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) |
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Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson | United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) |
Crockett, Davy Crockett, David Crockett | United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) |
Broader | pioneer | One the first colonists or settlers in a new territory |
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