frontiersman

/ˈfrʌntɪəzmən/ (bre, ipa) · /frʌnˈtɪrzmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfrən-ˈtirz-mən frän-/ (ame, mw)

frontiersman — noun

  • frontiersmansingular
  • frontiersmenplural

1. a man, especially in early US history, who lived or worked in the wild land beyo

1.名詞C2
釋義

a man, especially in early US history, who lived or worked in the wild land beyond settled farms and towns

例句

Near the Missouri River, the frontiersman built a log cabin for winter.

frontiersman build a log cabin

At dawn, the frontiersman checked his traps before the camp woke.

frontiersman check traps at dawn

同義詞
  • pioneer

    broader and often used for the first person in a place or field, not only frontier life

  • settler

    broader word for someone who goes to live in a new place

  • trapper

    names a job on the frontier rather than a full way of life

  • explorer

    focuses on travel and discovery, not on staying to make a home

文法句型

a frontiersman built a cabin

the frontiersman crossed the river

frontiersmen traded at the post

用法筆記

Mostly used in historical writing about North America, especially the western US. For someone who leads a new field or idea, pioneer is usually the better word.

常見錯誤

❌Kenji became a frontiersman of computer design.
✅Kenji became a pioneer of computer design.
💡Frontiersman usually refers to a man living or working on historical frontier land, not a general innovator.