trailsman

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

trail + -s- + -man

Noun

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.
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