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plainsman

[ pleynz-muhn ]

noun

plural plainsmen.
  1. an inhabitant of the plains. plain.


plainsman

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of plainsman1

First recorded in 1795–1805; plain 1 + -s 3 + -man
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Murnane’s mysterious plainsmen pursue the “lifelong task of shaping from uneventful days in a flat landscape the substance of myth.”

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The Patagonia plainsmen, as well as the Indians, consume fat as an Eskimo does.

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Then, too, his fame as a plainsman was well known, and it reached military headquarters long before he himself arrived.

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They were of many different types: wiry, brown-faced plainsmen; silent, grave-eyed fellows from the forest belt; smart bank clerks and traders; mechanics; and a few women.

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He often made our heroes wonder at the amount of tact and wisdom he displayed, as a plainsman and wild hunter.

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