Noun: frontiersman (frontiersmen) frún'teerz-mun
- A man who lives on the frontier
"The frontiersman relied on his survival skills to thrive in the wilderness";
- backwoodsman [archaic], mountain man
Derived forms: frontiersmen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, pioneer, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Frontiersman