frontiersmen

noun

plural of frontiersman
as in pioneers
a person who settles in a new region the frontiersmen were willing to brave harsh living conditions in order to achieve a better life

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Recent Examples of frontiersmen Summer 2026 will be full of vampires, dragons, frontiersmen, superheroes and President Barack Obama. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
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  1. pioneers
  2. settlers
  3. colonists
Noun
  • New Atlas noted at the time that Samsung was following the path already established by pioneers such as Oura, but its arrival was a clear sign that smart rings were no longer just an experimental niche.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Industry pioneers such as SpaceX’s Starlink have developed optical inter-satellite links for defense and commercial constellations, deploying large numbers of laser terminals across Starlink and Starshield.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pioneers
Noun
  • Israeli settlers opened fire on olive harvesters in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian officer who responded to the attack and wounding 16, Palestinian officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed the souring relations on Britain’s Labour government, which has condemned Israeli military actions in Gaza, placed sanctions on settlers and recognized a Palestinian state.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • The animals reached Spain during the Roman Empire and were later brought to what is now Mexico by Spanish colonists in the 1500s.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The contest for our land came to be between the British crown and the colonists.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of colonists

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