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Meaning of WOODMAN

Pronunciation:  'wûdmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  makes things out of wood
  2. [n]  someone who lives in the woods
 
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 Synonyms: woodsman, woodworker
 
 See Also: artificer, artisan, cabinetmaker, carpenter, carver, craftsman, furniture maker, joiner, journeyman, rustic, splicer, woodcarver

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wood"man\, n.; pl. {Woodmen}. [Written also
{woodsman}.]
1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's
   woods; a forester. [Eng.]
2. A sportsman; a hunter.
         [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him
         for.                                  --Shak.
3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.
         Woodman, spare that tree.             --G. P.
                                               Morris.
4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
 

 

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