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Noun: backwoodsman (backwoodsmen)  'bak'wûdz-mun
Usage: archaic
  1. A man who lives on the frontier
    "The backwoodsman relied on his survival skills to thrive in the wilderness";
    - frontiersman, mountain man

Derived forms: backwoodsmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, pioneer, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Backwoodsman