Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontiersman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
fron-tiers-man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From frontiers + man.

Inflected Forms

frontiersmen (plural)

Derived Forms

frontiersmanship

Frequently Paired Words

backwoodsman hillbilly mountain man woodsman

Synonyms

backwoodsman mountain man

Questions

What does frontiersman mean?
A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
Where does frontiersman come from?
From frontiers + man.

How to pronounce frontiersman

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