woodsman

noun

woods·​man ˈwu̇dz-mən How to pronounce woodsman (audio)
: a person who frequents or works in the woods
especially : one skilled in woodcraft

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They are joined by a talking bluebird with a secret (Melanie Lynskey) and continuously cross paths with a woodsman (Christopher Lloyd) who warns them of an evil sentient darkness called the Beast. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 No: the woodsman, Takumi (Hitoshi Omika, a first-time actor who has previously been an assistant director to Hamaguchi), is helping gather water for making the noodles served in a restaurant that the other man and the other man’s wife run. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023 French Canadian woodsmen in the 1600s believed that the trees quaked in fear because the cross on which Jesus was crucified was made of aspen. Michael C Grant, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 What follows is nothing short of disastrous: Coach and Schmidt compete to prove who's the best woodsman, while Cece and Winston bond over a shared dislike for the outdoors. Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for woodsman 

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of woodsman was in 1688

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“Woodsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodsman. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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woodsman

noun
woods·​man ˈwu̇dz-mən How to pronounce woodsman (audio)
: a person who visits or works in the woods
especially : one skilled in woodcraft

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