woodlander

[ wood-luhn-der ]

noun

1. an inhabitant of the woods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodlander¹

First recorded in 1765–75; woodland + -er ¹

Example Sentences

When he woke he saw that he had wandered far, and was glad when he came to a woodlander's cottage.

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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.

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Beatrix, does any woodlander come from the forest to the castle walls and there give signal intended for you alone?

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Without another word the woodlander turned and moved rapidly along a narrow path through the brushwood.

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The other woodlander arose the moment the door was closed behind his companion.

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