hillman
See also: Hillman
English
WOTD – 9 May 2016
Pronunciation
Noun
hillman (plural hillmen)
- A native or inhabitant of hilly or mountainous country; a tribesman who lives in the mountains.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 6:
- Indian hillmen of exceptional intelligence and resource, specially trained in clandestine surveying techniques, were despatched across the frontier disguised as Muslim holy men or Buddhist pilgrims.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 6:
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