mountain man

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Recent Examples of mountain man Go beyond the meme and give this one a watch, as Redford stars as a veteran of the Mexican-American War in the 1800s who finds new purpose living life as a mountain man. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 In the film, Jeremiah’s life of peace and isolation as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains turns into a harrowing tale of survival. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 She's aided by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff mountain man with a dark history. Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025 The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountain man
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Noun
  • An experienced woodsman, crack shot, and survival expert, he was said to be running 80 traps in the area, mostly for bobcats.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
  • Most importantly, perhaps, is the fact that The Newt sits within a true working farm, with some 522 people employed across the whole business, including farmers, conservation managers, gardeners, scientists, beekeepers, and woodsmen and women.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • In each setting, explorers carry their own light and equipment to places where no one can survive unaided.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of the literature about Antarctica was written by early explorers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ray did not reenter Earth's atmosphere as planned due to a propulsion issue, but Inversion still declared its mission a success, saying that the pathfinder managed to validate a number of key technologies in orbit.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This book is about listening as a pathfinder to joy, connection, love and navigating change.
    Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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