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noun
A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a man who lives on the frontier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: backwoodsman, mountain man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pioneer
Narrower terms: Boone, Daniel Boone, Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson, Crockett, Davy Crockett, David Crockett
History
From frontiers + man.
