trailsman

English

Alternative forms

• trailman

Etymology

trail +‎ -s- +‎ -man

Noun

trailsman (plural trailsmen)

1. A person skilled in outdoor survival on the trail.
   • 2000, F. W. Anderson, Art Downs, The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River, page 80:

     The Coyote Bill mentioned in his story was a trailsman skilled in every trick of the open spaces. He was a man of iron constitution, and he was reputed to be a deadly shot.