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backwoodsman

[ bak-woodz-muhn ]

noun

plural backwoodsmen.
  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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of backwoodsman1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; backwoods + -man
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He managed to keep working in small projects in theater, films and TV, returning to the mainstream in 1983 with “Cross Creek,” in which he played table-smashing backwoodsman Marsh Turner.

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When he and three other Atlanta businessmen are ambushed by violent backwoodsmen, Reynolds must guide the group to safety.

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When he and three other Atlanta businessmen are ambushed by violent backwoodsmen, Reynolds must guide the group to safety.

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The Tories’ hard-Brexit backwoodsmen thus stand poised to undermine May’s team.

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“He was also a crack shot and a backwoodsman,” said Mr. Jones.

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