backwoodsman

[ bak-woodz-muhn ]

noun

, plural back·woods·men.

1. a person living in or coming from the backwoods, or a remote or unsettled area.
2. a person of uncouth manners, rustic behavior or speech, etc.
3. British. a peer who rarely attends the House of Lords.

Word History and Origins

Origin of backwoodsman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; backwoods + -man

Related Words

• hinterlander
• mountain man
• woodsman