Plainsman
[pleynz-muh n] /ˈpleɪnz mən/
noun, plural plainsmen.
1.
an inhabitant of the .
/ˈpleɪnzmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a person who lives in a plains region, esp in the Great Plains of North America
n.
1858, from plains + man (n.).
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