Meanings
nounGladesman (plural Gladesmen)
plural Gladesmen
- A frequent visitor of the Everglades.
Some of the Everglades die-hards trace back to the gritty pioneering Gladesmen who settled in the wilderness and survived off the land, much like the Miccosukees and Seminoles before them.
2016 June 11, Lizette Alvarez, “In a Corner of the Everglades, a Way of Life Ebbs”, in The New York Times
Origin
From Glades (“the Everglades”) + -man.
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APA
Gladesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladesman
MLA
“Gladesman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladesman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gladesman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gladesman.
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