noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman.
2. 2
   a man who lives in the woods wordnet
3. 3
   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. attributive
4. 4
   a man who makes things out of wood wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

arboriculturistbackwoodsmanbriar-hopperbrush apebushmanclam digger

Example

More examples

"Ak is the Master Woodsman of the world; he sees everything, and knows more than the sons of men."

Etymology

From woods + -man. Compare earlier woodman.

Related phrases

axe cuttingaxe throwingchainsaw cuttingfire buildinglog rolling and deckingpole climbingpulpwood tossingwood choppingwood splitting

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.