woodsman

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noun

A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman.

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Meanings

nounwoodsman (plural woodsmen)

plural woodsmen

  1. A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman.
  2. attributiveDesignating a group of sports related to forestry culture, including axe throwing, wood splitting, wood chopping, axe cutting, chainsaw cutting, pulpwood tossing, log rolling and decking, pole climbing, and firemaking.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna man who lives in the woods

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rusticmanadult male

nouna man who makes things out of wood

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woodworkermanadult male
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From woods + -man. Compare earlier woodman.

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Translations

Russian лесник
  • лесник (lesnik)a forester or woodman
Cite this entry
APA

woodsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodsman

MLA

“woodsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodsman.

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