Definition of Plainsman

1. Noun. An inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America).

Geographical relationships: North America
Generic synonyms: Denizen, Dweller, Habitant, Indweller, Inhabitant

Definition of Plainsman

1. n. One who lives in the plains.

Definition of Plainsman

1. Noun. A native, inhabitant or settler of a plains region, but especially of the United States prairies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plainsman

1. [n PLAINSMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plainsman

plainland
plainlands
plainlike
plainly
plainness
plainnesses
plains
plains-wanderer
plains-wanderers
plains lemon monarda
plains pocket gopher
plains pocket mouse
plains spadefoot
plains wanderer
plains zebra
plainsman (current term)
plainsmen
plainsong
plainsongs
plainspoken
plainspokenness
plainswoman
plainswomen
plaint
plaintext
plaintexts
plaintful
plaintiff
plaintiff in error
plaintiffs

Literary usage of Plainsman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Father Lacombe: The Black-robe Voyageur by Katherine Hughes (1920)
"But the heart of the plainsman is homesick; he is gorged with sight-seeing, with the man-made splendours of cities, and he is tired of it all. ..."

2. Father Lacombe: The Black-robe Voyageur by Katherine Hughes (1920)
"But the heart of the plainsman is homesick; he is gorged with sight-seeing, with the man-made splendours of cities, and he is tired of it all. ..."

3. Mr. Crewe's Career by Winston Churchill (1908)
"Although he has never been a citizen of the State, the plainsman trusts that he may soon be back and become one of us. At last report Mr. Blodgett was ..."

4. Mr. Crewe's Career by Winston Churchill (1908)
"Although he has never been a citizen of the State, the plainsman trusts that he may soon be back and become one of us. At last report Mr. Blodgett was ..."

5. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"THE ordinary uneducated plainsman travels, like the Indian, by landmarks; making, ... A good plainsman 'is born, not made.' He must have within him a ..."

6. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"THE ordinary uneducated plainsman travels, like the Indian, by landmarks; making, ... A good plainsman 'is born, not made.' He must have within him a ..."

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