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trailsman

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Etymology

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From trail +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Noun

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trailsman (plural trailsmen)

  1. A person skilled in outdoor survival on the trail.
    • 2000, F. W. Anderson, Art Downs, The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River, page 80:
      The Coyote Bill mentioned in his story was a trailsman skilled in every trick of the open spaces. He was a man of iron constitution, and he was reputed to be a deadly shot.