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woodlander

American  
[wood-luhn-der] / ˈwʊd lən dər /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of the woods.


Etymology

Origin of woodlander

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


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Why, only yesterday, it seemed, Hugh Dutton was the very type of a stalwart woodlander, with the grace of a finished and untiring scholar, making the man unique.

From A Daughter of the Forest by Evelyn Raymond

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 Arthur Gleason

He’s a woodlander and wiser even than she is.

From A Daughter of the Forest by Evelyn Raymond

They found the Faith Healer by a little stream, eating bread and honey, and, like an ancient woodlander, 247 drinking from a horn—relic of his rank imposture.

From Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker

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 Evelyn Raymond

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