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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Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant More than two decades after his first Oscar nomination, Leonardo DiCaprio took home the award for Best Actor for his role as frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenant in 2016.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Big Event was how NBC branded its Sunday night movie at the time; Kit Carson and the Mountain Men told a story about the frontiersman, starring Christopher Connelly and The Brady Bunch’s Robert Reed.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
The frontiersmen like [Jim] Bridger give way to ideologues like Brigham Young, who were able to marshal the many.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Big Event was how NBC branded its Sunday night movie at the time; Kit Carson and the Mountain Men told a story about the frontiersman, starring Christopher Connelly and The Brady Bunch’s Robert Reed.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
The frontiersmen like [Jim] Bridger give way to ideologues like Brigham Young, who were able to marshal the many.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
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German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding environmental management system, and ISO 14001 Certification.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Restaurant Ark: Holding a prestigious Michelin Green Star, Ark is a pioneer in vegan fine dining.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City’s first settlers began to arrive in the early 1800s.—
Dominick Williams
August 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Aug. 2025
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In the eighteenth century, Spanish colonists discovered a cool and lush landscape managed by the native Tongva people in the village that became modern downtown.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 1595, English colonist and captain Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Trinidad.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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