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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Directed by Birdman Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant is a brutal tale of survival, in which an 1820s frontiersman endures in quick succession a Native American ambush, a bear attack, and a betrayal by one of his companions (Tom Hardy) who leaves him for dead.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
During the run of the series, Dr. Quinn met, married, and started a family with local frontiersman Byron Sully, also known simply as Sully, played by Joe Lando.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 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
Southern plantation owners and western frontiersmen, including President Andrew Jackson, saw the establishment of a national museum as an unnecessary assertion of federal power.
—Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
During the run of the series, Dr. Quinn met, married, and started a family with local frontiersman Byron Sully, also known simply as Sully, played by Joe Lando.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 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
Southern plantation owners and western frontiersmen, including President Andrew Jackson, saw the establishment of a national museum as an unnecessary assertion of federal power.
—Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
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Embrace the slightly dystopian vibe and buy a bag of pellets from one of the old-timey pioneer stores to hand-feed the furry descendants.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 1986 season boasted rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The area was later named in his honor, as more settlers moved in.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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This practice outraged the American colonists, who believed that general warrants enabled tyranny by empowering officers to enter homes and businesses at will.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Hopis and Zunis were part of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, where Spanish colonists and priests were driven out of the pueblos of New Mexico and northeastern Arizona.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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