Backwoodsman
a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc.
British. a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords.
Historical Examples
Mr. Howbridge got up from his chair and advanced to meet the backwoodsman with hospitable hand.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound Grace Brooks Hill
The mode of securing him was suggested by Stanfield, the backwoodsman: it was simple and safe.
The War Trail Mayne Reid
It was the voice of Peter Day, the backwoodsman who had agreed to take care of Arbuckle during his illness.
The Boy Land Boomer Ralph Bonehill
The central figures were Reuben (a backwoodsman), and Dorothy, his adopted daughter.
The Arena Various
Every backwoodsman carries on all occasions, the means of furnishing his meat.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West J. M. Peck
He went about as a backwoodsman naturally does, without posturing or swagger.
The Arena Various
Thus, it will be seen that March Marston was quite a learned youth for a backwoodsman, besides being a hero and a “madman.”
The Wild Man of the West R.M. Ballantyne
“He insisted on taking a walk to-day,” explained the backwoodsman.
The Boy Land Boomer Ralph Bonehill
The backwoodsman spat contemplatively, and rolled the question over in his mind.
Red Fox Charles G. D. Roberts
But in the sort of backwoodsman he had been there was such stuff as renegades were made of.
Stories Of Ohio William Dean Howells
noun (pl) -men
a person from the backwoods
(US, informal) an uncouth or rustic person
(Brit, informal) a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords
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