What's the difference between backwoodsman and woodsman?

Backwoodsman


Definition:

  • (n.) A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In particular, it settled on a character named Harlan DeGroat, played by Woody Harrelson, depicted as a sociopathic backwoodsman who takes part in bare knuckle fights up in the mountains.
  • (2) Nonetheless, it is striking that Chippenham is being fought not by any old Tory backwoodsman out of the pages of Horse & Hound , but by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones , the self-appointed "black farmer" turned would-be MP.

Woodsman


Definition:

  • (n.) A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Using primarily botanical evidence, Heinrich identified them as those of a woodsman, leading to the identification of three Oregon d'Autremont brothers as suspects.
  • (2) We excised a larval form of Amblyomma americanum from a woodsman's conjunctiva.
  • (3) Vulović was rescued by a woodsman who followed her screams in the dark forest.
  • (4) Is there a problem with wrapping yourself up in a heavy duty woodsman’s jacket for your minimally hazardous commute from Peckham to the Apple store Genius Bar?

Words possibly related to "backwoodsman"

Words possibly related to "woodsman"