backwoodsman
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈbækˌwʊdz.mən/
- US
:
hombre de campo
- As a backwoodsman, he preferred the solitude of the mountains over the hustle and bustle of city life.
Examples
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The Folha de Sao Paulo article ran under the headline, "Sertanista backwoodsman/SPI agent did not succeed in stopping the Indians from eating the dead girl."
Academic text (1997) -
So, yeah, maybe next time let's hire an anthropologist instead of reading the rubbish of some Russian backwoodsman.
Blog text (8) -
Is he the backwoodsman you've been waiting for?
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The handsome young backwoodsman carved two hearts on a tree trunk... ...then from ten paces, hurled a knife at the junction of the two hearts."
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Mike was a backwoodsman, living off the land and rarely visiting the nearby town.
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The rugged backwoodsman navigated through the dense forest with ease, using his knowledge of the wilderness.
Synonyms
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6.5
A man who lives in the woods and makes things from wood
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9.1
A person from a remote rural area with little schooling
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6.5
A man who spends a lot of time doing activities outside like hunting, fishing, or camping
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6.5
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
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8.9
A man who lives at the edge of settled land and explores new areas
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8.8
A man who lives in the woods and cares for trees
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3.8
A man who lives in the countryside, often near farms
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9.5
A person who lives in the Australian bush and can survive with few supplies
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6.3
A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
A person who lives or works in the wild far from towns
Antonyms
How Isolated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backwoodsman is made of three simple parts: back ('remote'), woods ('forest'), and man, so it literally names a man from the back of the woods; think of someone living deep in the forest, away from towns, which is why a backwoodsman means a person from a very rural, wild area.