as in pioneers
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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Noun
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This team will be viewed as pioneers for a school that had never reached a state championship game in any team sport.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The lake’s volume had fallen about 67% since pioneers settled the valley.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Saw Wee Kee, Waa Kee Sha and their surrounding areas have long been more than just recreation sites, and have rich histories extending back well before the earliest American settlers first arrived, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Early Spanish settlers called this fish grunion, which means grunter.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 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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“Frontiersmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersmen. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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