different between tillman vs hillman

English

From Middle English tylman; equivalent to till +? -man.

tillman (plural tillmen)

From hill +? man.

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.

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