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ˈbackˌwoodsman

/ ˈbækˌwʊdzmən /

noun

  1. a person from the backwoods
  2. informal.
    an uncouth or rustic person
  3. informal.
    a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

And Pod caught that erudite valet-back-woodsman in the act of setting a tree on fire with oil and matches.

This back-woodsman, besides being of much service to us, has been a very entertaining companion.

It is this which gives that piquancy to the conversation of a strong-natured farmer or back-woodsman, which all men relish.

At this moment a young man, in a dress that might have been that of the roughest back-woodsman, approached the group.

And who was this man who could change so easily from back-woodsman to gentleman?

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