backwoodsman
NounUS[bak-woodz-muhn]/ˈbæˈkwʊdzmən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a man who lives on the frontierSynonyms: frontiersmanmountain manType of pioneer, manExamples Carson, Boone, Crockett
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Back′woods′man (…), noun; pl. Backwoodsmen (…).
A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the United States in former times. Fisher Ames.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC