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backwoodsman

back·woods·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-woo dz-muh n]
    • /ˈbækˈwʊdz mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-woo dz-muh n]
    • /ˈbækˈwʊdz mən/

Definitions of backwoodsman word

  • countable noun backwoodsman Backwoodsmen are people, especially politicians, who like the old ways of doing things, or who are involved in an organization at a local level. 3
  • noun backwoodsman a person from the backwoods 3
  • noun backwoodsman an uncouth or rustic person 3
  • noun backwoodsman a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords 3
  • noun plural backwoodsman a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area. 1
  • noun plural backwoodsman a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc. 1
See all 13 definitions of backwoodsman

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Origin of backwoodsman

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1700-10; backwoods + -man

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Parts of speech for Backwoodsman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Backwoodsman

backwoodsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

backwoodsman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for backwoodsman

noun backwoodsman

  • frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
Just one Synonym for backwoodsman

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