Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who lives on the frontier.
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- noun The
female equivalent of afrontiersman .
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- noun a woman who lives on the frontier
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Examples
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Many political commentators seem to have seized on the idea that Sarah Palin is a "frontierswoman," an old-time pioneer rather than a standard political type.
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Many political commentators seem to have seized on the idea that Sarah Palin is a "frontierswoman," an old-time pioneer rather than a standard political type.
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Many political commentators seem to have seized on the idea that Sarah Palin is a "frontierswoman," an old-time pioneer rather than a standard political type.
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"frontierswoman" aspect of Palin's profile, and astutely took apart the reasons why that can-do, gun-toting Annie Oakley image so quickly and firmly grabbed hold of GOP convention delegates and the press.
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The point is that behind her flawless façade and frontierswoman packaging, Palin draws strength from visions of violence.
Dave Zirin: It's Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March Dave Zirin 2011
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The point is that behind her flawless façade and frontierswoman packaging, Palin draws strength from visions of violence.
Dave Zirin: It's Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March Dave Zirin 2011
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This U.S. frontierswoman, scout, Indian fighter and performer grew up in Montana and worked in mining camps, where she acquired riding and shooting skills.
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The whole media fracas caused by Palin's image as a rough-and-tumble moose-hunting frontierswoman was largely fabricated, an acquaintance told Gross:
Sarah Palin's Two Faces, Iron Fist And Growing Secrecy: Vanity Fair 2010
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In their dreamy vision, this Alaskan frontierswoman is (for J.R. Dunn in the American Thinker), "stalwart, stoic, tough, capable, but at the same time remaining feminine, deferring to the man."
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But given Palin's provenance, perhaps the commentators have in mind a cold-weather version of the frontierswoman?
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