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frontiersman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
fron·tiers·man /ˈfrʌntɪəzmən $ frʌnˈtɪrz-/ noun (plural frontiersmen /-mən/) [countable]  SGa man who lived on the American frontier, especially in the 19th century 〔尤指19世纪美国的〕边远地区居民;边疆开拓者
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frontiersmanBilly the Kid worked as a cowboy, but he was more a townie than a frontiersman.In doing so, he relies heavily on the work of ethno-botanist and psychedelic frontiersman Terence McKenna.Smith, Poul Anderson, and other science fiction authors are solitary frontiersmen and rugged individualists.The frontiersman heroes such as Davy Crockett no longer excite our moral support.Others became refugees and provided the Habsburgs with some of their frontiersmen.
fron·tiers·man nounChineseSyllable
a especially man American on frontier, Corpus who lived in the


frontiersman
frontiersman /ˈfrʌntɪəzmən $ frʌnˈtɪrz-/ noun (plural frontiersmen /-mən/) [countable]
a man who lived on the American frontier, especially in the 19th century


fron·tiers·manBrE /ˈfrʌntɪəzmən/ 🔊NAmE /frʌnˈtɪrzmən/ 🔊 noun (
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fron·tiers·men BrE /ˈfrʌntɪəzmən/ 🔊 NAmE /frʌnˈtɪrzmən/ 🔊
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a man living on the frontier especially one who lived in the western US during the 19th century (尤指 19 世纪美国西部的)开拓者,拓荒者,边远地区居民