woodsman
Americannoun
PLURAL
woodsmen-
Also a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
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a lumberman.
noun
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Origin of woodsman
Example Sentences
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“Almost everything I write is a product of nature,” said Sgah’gahsowáh, who describes himself as “a woodsman who likes fishing and stuff,” as well as an avid hiker.
From New York Times
Audubon saw himself as a woodsman, as well as a naturalist, and he used strikingly bellicose language to describe his travels and research.
From Washington Post
It needed to recruit several master woodsmen to act as guides.
From Washington Post
This led police to believe that Hart was an expert woodsman and exceptionally skilled at hiding in the vast wilderness.
From Salon
Part one of Inscryption locks you in a cabin with a vicious woodsman who will only release you if you beat him in a succession of card games.
From The Verge
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