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plainsman

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plains·man  (plnzmn)
n.
An inhabitant or a settler of the plains, especially of the prairie regions of the United States.
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Noun1.plainsmanplainsman - an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
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We were not so new to the country as not to know that the solitary life of many a plainsman had a tendency to develop eccentricities of conduct and character not always easily distinguishable from mental aberration.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Yes; but a plainsman who lives in a hut knows only the four walls of his hut.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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