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FRONTIERSWOMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does frontierswoman mean?
• FRONTIERSWOMAN (noun)
The noun FRONTIERSWOMAN has 1 sense:
1. a woman who lives on the frontier
Familiarity information: FRONTIERSWOMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A woman who lives on the frontier
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("frontierswoman" is a kind of...):
pioneer (one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory)
Instance hyponyms:
Burk; Burke; Calamity Jane; Martha Jane Burk; Martha Jane Burke (United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903))
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