backwoodsman
a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc.
British. a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords.
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How to use backwoodsman in a sentence
Your true backwoodsman carefully hides every sign of his love for either family or friends.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightThe backwoodsman, as he drank, held a tight grip on the rope.
The Watchers of the Trails | Charles G. D. RobertsThus commanded, and the man at the stern paddle being supreme in a canoe, the backwoodsman obeyed with a curse.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. RobertsThey could drive a bargain and could discover loopholes in a contract in a fashion to take the average backwoodsman off his feet.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggSwift as that spring was, that of the alert backwoodsman was just swift enough to elude it—in part.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for backwoodsman
/ (ˈbækˌwʊdzmən) /
a person from the backwoods
US informal an uncouth or rustic person
British informal a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords
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