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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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.
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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
In the hit western, Kurt Russell stars as Earp, the legendary frontiersman, and the movie climaxes with the October 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral—the most famous gunfight in American history, and the foundation of modern Tombstone’s identity.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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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
In the hit western, Kurt Russell stars as Earp, the legendary frontiersman, and the movie climaxes with the October 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral—the most famous gunfight in American history, and the foundation of modern Tombstone’s identity.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersman
Noun
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Jennings was already a country music legend before joining the show, as a pioneer of the outlaw country movement alongside artists like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The primary driver of its extinction was likely the introduction of feral cats, brought to the island by naval crews and settlers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the IDF, the State Department and the spokesperson for the Hebron settler community for comment.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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The courage that the colonists had, hungry for freedom, to start a new life here.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Frontiersman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersman. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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