woodlander
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of woodlander
Example Sentences
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He dressed in bottle green, the uniform of a cyclist, and he looked like a rollicking woodlander of the Robin Hood band.
From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur
As, according to the proverb, the woodlander sees nothing of the wood for its trees, so those who live in the world know nothing of it.
From Prose Fancies (Second Series) by Le Gallienne, Richard
The woodlander hesitated a moment as if he were considering.
From A Daughter of the Forest by Raymond, Evelyn
To the cupboard, miserable!” and Adrian could not repress a smile at the meekness with which the great woodlander submitted to the little woman’s authority.
From A Daughter of the Forest by Raymond, Evelyn
He’s a woodlander and wiser even than she is.
From A Daughter of the Forest by Raymond, Evelyn
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