Meaning of BACKWOODSMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'bak'wûdzmun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a man who lives on the frontier |
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| | Synonyms: | | frontiersman, mountain man |
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| | See Also: | | Boone, Carson, Christopher Carson, Crockett, Daniel Boone, David Crockett, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, pioneer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Back"woods"man\, n.; pl. {Backwoodsmen}.
A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements,
especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of
the United States. --Fisher Ames.
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| | Related Terms: | | briar-hopper, brush ape, bumpkin, bushman, clam digger, cracker, desert rat, forester, frontiersman, hick, hillbilly, hinterlander, mountain man, mountaineer, piny, provincial, redneck, ridge runner, woodlander, woodman, woodsman, yokel |
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