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tribespeople [trahybz-pee-puh l] ExamplesWord Origin plural noun
- the members of a tribe.
Origin of tribespeople First recorded in 1885–90; tribe + ‘s1 + people Examples from the Web for tribespeople Historical Examples of tribespeople
Opee-Kwan demanded, half of himself and half of his tribespeople.
Jack London
If such were the case, it was a state of mind he could not tolerate in any of his tribespeople.
Jack London
At Pukerangiora, about 1830, he slew hundreds of Ngati-Awa tribespeople, and with his warriors cooked and ate them.
James Cowan
On the whole, the Brahui tribespeople treated them well, and there was no serious collision.
Thomas Holdich
Chisera, when you go up to the Friend of the Soul of Man, you cannot be always asking for the tribespeople.
Mary Austin