tribesman


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tribes·man

 (trībz′mən)
n.
1. A man who is a member of one's own tribe.
2. A member of a tribal people.
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tribesman

(ˈtraɪbzmən)
n, pl -men
(Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of a tribe
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tribes•man

(ˈtraɪbz mən)

n., pl. -men.
a member of a tribe.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tribesman - someone who lives in a tribetribesman - someone who lives in a tribe  
kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage
fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
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Translations
أحَد أفْراد القَبيلَه
člen kmenusoukmenovec
stammemedlem
törzstag
maîur af tilteknum ættbálki
člen kmeňa
aşiret ferdikabile üyesi

tribesman

[ˈtraɪbzmən] N (tribesmen (pl)) → miembro m de una tribu
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tribesman

[ˈtraɪbzmən] nmembre m de la (or d'une) tribu
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tribesman

n pl <-men> → Stammesangehörige(r) m
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tribesman

[ˈtraɪbzmən] n (-men (pl)) → membro della tribù
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tribe

(traib) noun
1. a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor. the tribes of Israel.
2. a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief. the desert tribes of Africa.
ˈtribal adjective
of a tribe or tribes. tribal lands/customs; the tribal system.
ˈtribesman (ˈtraibz-) noun
a man who belongs to a tribe. an African tribesman.
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References in classic literature ?
A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government.
At last a tribesman flung wide the gates of the village and sought safety amid the branches of the forest trees beyond.
A tribesman from Atariwal area identified as Noor Afzal who was trying to mediate between the warring factions was killed, while another person Kabir Khan got injuries.
MIRANSHAH -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Saturday announced employments for tribesman of Miranshah, the headquarters of the restive North Waziristan Agency.