woodman
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈwʊdmən/
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- Hence, the company motto-- "As a woodman clears the way."
- the Tin Woodman
- Woodman said
- Woodman exclaimed
Examples
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Every evening, the woodman returned to his cozy cabin after a long day of tending the woods.
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In L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy meets the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, who accompany her on her quest to see the Wizard in the Emerald City.
Academic text (1992) -
We'll spend the night in the woodman's hut.
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The woodman skillfully guided the young hikers through the dense forest.
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In the tale, the brave woodman ventured deep into the forest to rescue a lost traveler.
Synonyms
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2.4
A person who cuts down trees for wood
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5.3
A person who cares for and manages forests and trees
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4.4
A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood
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6.5
A man who lives in the woods and makes things from wood
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3.0
A person who cuts down trees and chops them into logs
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8.4
A man who lives alone in a remote forest area
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5.6
A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building
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7.1
A person who works with wood from trees, for example cutting or selling it
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3.4
A person who cuts wood for fire or as a job
A person or animal that lives in a forest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woodman comes from the simple parts wood ('wood') and man ('man'), so it literally means a 'man of the wood'. That's why a woodman is a person who lives in or looks after the woods, like a forester or the lone figure in many stories.