noun
Meaning 1
A (usually male) member of a tribe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tribesman
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who lives in a tribe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: member, fellow member
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English tribe English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tribesman From tribe + -s- + -man.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: stamlid — member of a tribe
- Esperanto: gentano — member of a tribe
- Finnish: heimolainen — member of a tribe
- French: membre de la tribu — member of a tribe
- Ancient Greek: φυλέτης (phulétēs) — member of a tribe
- Macedonian: племеник (plemenik) — member of a tribe
- Polish: plemiennik — member of a tribe
- Tok Pisin: kanaka — member of a tribe
- Tok Pisin: bus kanaka — member of a tribe