Etymology

woodman

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Today it means: Someone who cuts down trees or cuts up, splits, and sells wood. Full definition →

Middle English woodeman ← Old English wudemann
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwudemann
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwoodeman
  3. English todaywoodman

From Middle English woodeman, wodeman, from Old English wudemann, wudumann (“woodman”), equivalent to wood + -man.

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