(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?