backwoodsman
noun
a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
backwoodsmen
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pluralof backwoodsman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He was more than capable of inspiring his fellow rough-hewn backwoodsmen to join his command and leading them into battle, often to their detriment, but great leadership is only one aspect of command.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2022
Taxidermy, long the domain of backwoodsmen and museum employees, is enjoying a vogue lately among young urbanites, due in part to a back-to-the-land revival that also favors beards, flannel and butchery workshops.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2010
There, in a cheerful office off to one side of a hangar, Arnold's wife Carol receives shopping lists from the backwoodsmen on her short-wave radio; then she does all their marketing.
From Time Magazine Archive
When backwoodsmen, called for jury duty, expressed surprise at hearing that Chief Aderholt was dead, Judge Barnhill snapped: "Where are you gentlemen from?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, when I came to think it over it struck me that the thing was too valuable to share with a lot of guides and backwoodsmen.
From Northern Diamonds by Frank Lillie Pollock
