Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man who is a member of one's own tribe.
- n. A member of a tribal people.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A man belonging to a tribe; a member of a particular tribe, or of the same tribe as the person speaking or referred to.
Wiktionary
- n. A male member of a tribe.
- n. An abstract tribesperson; any tribesman or tribeswoman.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who lives in a tribe
Examples
“A Transylvanian woman, an Inuit tribesman from the Icelandic tundra and others point and, in their native tongues, declare their preference for Burger King's flagship product.”
“The North Albanian tribesman is an Albanian first.”
“Most men might as well have tried to shift the Kezankian Mountains, but the tribesman was a large man with the strength of the dying, and he caught Conan off balance.”
“He was a "tribesman," a Lur, from Luristan, in the west.”
“PESHAWAR, Pakistan Reuters - At least fifteen people were killed when Taliban militants attacked a checkpost manned by pro-government tribesman and security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Sunday.”
The Huffington Post: Fifteen killed in Pakistan as militants attack tribe
“Sheik Hamid Assem said Saturday that two days of fighting had killed 40 tribesman.”
USA Today: Airstrikes kill 40 pro-government Yemeni tribesmen
“Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Armed tribesman, some in military uniforms, stood guard outside the house of Mr. al-Ahmar.”
The Wall Street Journal: Yemeni Tribe Turns Guns Against Saleh
“Ammar Awad/Reuters Medics and other men carried an injured tribesman.”
The Wall Street Journal: Yemeni Tribe Turns Guns Against Saleh
“Khaled Abdullah/Reuters A tribesman took a position on a street near the house of tribal leader Shiekh Sadiq al-Ahmar during clashes with police in San'a Tuesday.”
The Wall Street Journal: Yemeni Tribe Turns Guns Against Saleh
“Here, medics and other men carried an injured tribesman after clashes with police.”
The Wall Street Journal: Yemeni Tribe Turns Guns Against Saleh
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