English Explanatory Dictionary

woodsman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman.
  2. Designating a group of sports related to forestry culture, including axe throwing, wood splitting, wood chopping, axe cutting, chainsaw cutting, pulpwood tossing, log rolling and decking, pole climbing, and firemaking.

Word forms

woodsman woodsmen

Etymology

From woods + -man. Compare earlier woodman.

Related words

backwoodsman woodmanship woodsmanship
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