plainsman

plains·man

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pleynz-muh n]
- /ˈpleɪnz mən/
- /ˈpleɪnz.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleynz-muh n]
- /ˈpleɪnz mən/

Definitions of plainsman word

noun plural plainsman an inhabitant of the plains. 1
noun plainsman a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America 0
noun plainsman an inhabitant of the plains; esp., a frontiersman on the Great Plains 0

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Origin of plainsman

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; plain1 + -s3 + -man

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Parts of speech for Plainsman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plainsman

plainsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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