schoolcraft

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)

From school + -craft.

Schoolcraft’s evidence all runs this way. — The Beginnings of Poetry, Francis Barton Gummere
They were collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the reknowned historian, pioneer explorer, and geologist. — The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Beltrami, Nicollett, and Schoolcraft have each in turn claimed the goal of their explorations. — Sword and Pen: Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier, John Algernon Owens

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

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