FRONTIERSMAN


Meaning of FRONTIERSMAN in English

n ( pl frontiersmen )

a man who enters wild, unknown land or settles on the edge of it. In America, such people moved west in the 18th and 19th centuries and helped to increase the size of the United States. Famous frontiersmen include Davy Crockett , Daniel Boone , Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.