tribesman

C2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈtraɪbzmæn/ UK /ˈtraɪbzmæn/
noun Freq #71665

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a male member of a tribe or tribal community

    The tribesman represented his community at the regional council.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a male member of a tribe or... tribal member
Word family
Forms tribesmen
Derived forms tribeswomantribespeople
Related forms tribeclancommunity

Etymology

Formed from tribe + -s- + man. The gender-neutral expression tribal member is often preferable when a person's gender is irrelevant or unknown.

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