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View synonyms for backwoodsman

backwoodsman

[ bak-woodz-muhn ]

noun

, plural back·woods·men.
  1. a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
  2. a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc.
  3. British. a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backwoodsman1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; backwoods + -man

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