frontierman
Early American explorer
A frontierman is a man who lives on the frontier—the edge of settled territory, where civilization meets wilderness.
The term evokes American expansion westward in the 18th and 19th centuries: Daniel Boone was the archetypal frontierman.
Frontiersman is the more common form.
One who settles wilderness land
- trapperOne who catches animals
- buckskinTanned deer pelt
- coonskinFrontier cap material
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
rifle · pelt · goldrush · hunting · tracker · woodsman · stockade
Organized exploratory journey
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- surveyorOne who measures land
navigate · discovery · uncharted · exploration · cartography · trek · wilderness · territory
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolationComplete separation from others
- remoteDistant or controller
- solitudeState of being alone
campfire · tracking · hunting · trapping · foraging · shelter · skinning · snare
Family farm and dwelling
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- plowTool for turning soil
- harvestGathering mature crops
livestock · acreage · tillage · sodbuster · cultivation · landholder · agriculture · cropland
homesteader
One who settles wilderness land
flintlock · rifle · pelt · goldrush · hunting · tracker · woodsman · stockade
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
surveyor · navigate · discovery · uncharted · exploration · cartography · trek · wilderness · territory · quest
backwoods
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolationComplete separation from others
- remoteDistant or controller
solitude · campfire · tracking · hunting · trapping · foraging · shelter · skinning · snare · jerky
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
harvest · livestock · acreage · tillage · sodbuster · cultivation · landholder · agriculture · cropland · fence
frontiermancity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · townsman · city slicker · metropolitan · suburbanite
frontiermanhomebody
One preferring domestic life
gentleman · tenderfoot · greenhorn · city slicker · office worker
frontiermanhomebody
One preferring domestic life
settler · stay-at-home · native · easterner · tenderfoot
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