backwoodsman
Americannoun
plural
backwoodsmen-
a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
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a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc.
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British. a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords.
noun
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a person from the backwoods
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informal an uncouth or rustic person
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informal a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords
Etymology
Origin of backwoodsman
Example Sentences
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Mary Ann, Red, bred and owned by Newton Carter, Hartford, Conn.: calved May 3d, 1862; got by Duc D'Argentine, *20, Dam Miranda, by Backwoodsman, 226, &c., as in Miranda.
From Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various
He was at one time editor of the "Backwoodsman," published at Grafton, Ill., and later of the "Louisville Advocate."
From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes
Backwoodsman is another term that they deem opprobrious.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
Backwoodsman as I am, and am proud to be, I should have been completely at a loss in what direction to go had I been left by myself, except I had trusted to the wind.
From Dick Onslow Among the Redskins by Soper, George
Backwoodsman as he was, Joe Lorey knew that perfectly.
From In Old Kentucky by Marshall, Edward
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