Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A man who is a member of one's own tribe.
- n. A member of a tribal people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A male member of a tribe.
- n. An abstract tribesperson; any tribesman or tribeswoman.
from The 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who lives in a tribe
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
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.
-
Sheik Hamid Assem said Saturday that two days of fighting had killed 40 tribesman.
-
Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Armed tribesman, some in military uniforms, stood guard outside the house of Mr. al-Ahmar.
-
Ammar Awad/Reuters Medics and other men carried an injured tribesman.
-
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.
-
Here, medics and other men carried an injured tribesman after clashes with police.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.