woodlander

American  

[wood-luhn-der] / ˈwʊd lən dər /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the woods.

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Etymology

Origin of woodlander

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

Example Sentences

The stranger tried to answer but the effort tired him, and with a beckoning nod to the young nurse, the woodlander led the way back to the table and their own delayed supper.

From A Daughter of the Forest by Raymond, Evelyn

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 Raymond, Evelyn

The Prior stroked and caressed it, and said: "God bless thee, little woodlander, and may the nuts never fail thee!"

From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)

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

Isoult, of course, as a born woodlander would know the whereabouts of Maulfry's dwelling from any side but the north.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry