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
Etymology
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 • Jul. 5, 2023
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 • Apr. 29, 2023
This led police to believe that Hart was an expert woodsman and exceptionally skilled at hiding in the vast wilderness.
From Salon • May 26, 2022
The cards you use to beat the woodsman have attack and life values and unique abilities that synergize with one another to create devastatingly overpowered combos that are an utter delight to assemble and trigger.
From The Verge • Dec. 14, 2021
And if she had thought about it, she would have put the pieces together: the woodsman on the path, the sudden appearance of the red shoes.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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