noun
Meaning 1
The female equivalent of a frontiersman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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frontierswoman
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman who lives on the frontier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: pioneer
Narrower terms: Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English frontier English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English frontierswoman From frontier + -s- + woman.