Synonyms

woodsman

American

[woodz-muhn] / ˈwʊdz mən /

noun

plural

woodsmen

Also a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
a lumberman.

woodsman British

/ ˈwʊdzmən /

noun

Also called: woodman. a person who lives in a wood or who is skilled in woodcraft

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Etymology

Origin of woodsman

1680–90; wood ¹ + -s 3 + man

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

She’s tricked and almost eaten, until a woodsman saves her.

From Literature

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

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