tribesman

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noun

A (usually male) member of a tribe.

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nountribesman (plural tribesmen)

plural tribesmen

  1. A (usually male) member of a tribe.

Origin

  1. Englishtribe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishtribesman

From tribe + -s- + -man.

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Translations

Ancient Greek φυλέτης
  • φυλέτης (phulétēs)member of a tribe
Dutch stamlid
  • stamlidmember of a tribe
Esperanto gentano
  • gentanomember of a tribe
Finnish heimolainen
  • heimolainenmember of a tribe
French membre de la tribu
  • membre de la tribumember of a tribe
Polish plemiennik
  • plemiennikmember of a tribe
Cite this entry
APA

tribesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribesman

MLA

“tribesman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribesman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tribesman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tribesman.

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