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Antonyms for tenderfoot

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ten-der-foo t
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn dərˌfʊt

Definition of tenderfoot

Origin :
  • 1866, American English, originally of newcomers to ranching or mining districts, from tender (adj.) + foot (n.). The U.S. equivalent of what in Great Britain was generally called a greenhand. As a level in Boy Scouting, it is recorded from 1908.
  • Among the Indians, more than half of every sentence is expressed by signs. And miners illustrate their conversation by the various terms used in mining. I have always noticed how clearly these terms conveyed the idea sought. Awkwardness in comprehending this dialect easily reveals that the hearer bears the disgrace of being a "pilgrim," or a "tender-foot," as they style the new emigrant. ["A Year in Montana," "Atlantic Monthly," August 1866]
  • noun newcomer
Example sentences :
  • Well,” he said at last, “I might as well say it––I took you for a tenderfoot.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • “Oh, well, allowances should be made for a tenderfoot,” she bantered.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • “You need not worry, Mr. Tenderfoot,” the girl flashed back at him.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The tenderfoot staked his claim on the chance of selling it again.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • To be a tenderfoot means to occupy the lowest grade in scouting.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • A tenderfoot, therefore, is superior to the ordinary boy because of his training.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Enlist a boy trained by himself in the requirements of a tenderfoot.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Before a boy can become a tenderfoot he must qualify for same.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • "No need to remind you I'm a tenderfoot," he jibed at himself.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The tenderfoot, struck by the logic of this reasoning, fell silent.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White

Synonyms for tenderfoot

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