moundsman

/ˈmaʊndzˌmæn/

Definitions

1. noun

A resident of the Mound Builders culture in prehistoric North America, especially in the Mississippian period; a member of a pre-Columbian Native American culture that built earthen mounds for ceremonial and possibly residential purposes.

“The archaeologists studied the lives of the moundsmen who once inhabited the region.”

Synonyms

  • Mississippian
  • moundbuilder

Antonyms

  • colonist
  • settler