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frontiersmen

noun

plural of frontiersman
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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Recent Examples of frontiersmen Summer 2026 will be full of vampires, dragons, frontiersmen, superheroes and President Barack Obama. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontiersmen
  1. pioneers
  2. settlers
  3. colonists
Noun
  • Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Punk For seven brilliant years in the nineties, the Washington punk-rock band Bikini Kill kicked up a ruckus as pioneers of the riot-grrrl movement.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneers
Noun
  • Netanyahu’s government is dominated by settlers and their allies, including the Cabinet minister who oversees the police.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Burke Museum, passenger pigeons were once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering in the billions and accounting for close to 40% of the continent’s land birds when European settlers arrived in the 19th century.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • The English lacked a body of laws specific to slavery; their colonists adapted.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Before the American Revolution, white American colonists enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the Western world.
    — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonists

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“Frontiersmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontiersmen. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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