woodsman

[ woodz-muhn ]

noun

, plural woods·men.

1. Also a person accustomed to life in the woods and skilled in the arts of the woods, as hunting or trapping.
2. a lumberman.

woodsman

/ ˈwʊdzmən /

noun

1. a person who lives in a wood or who is skilled in woodcraft Also calledwoodman

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodsman¹

1680–90; wood ¹ + -s 3 + man

Example Sentences

“Almost everything I write is a product of nature,” said Sgah’gahsowáh, who describes himself as “a woodsman who likes fishing and stuff,” as well as an avid hiker.

From New York Times

Audubon saw himself as a woodsman, as well as a naturalist, and he used strikingly bellicose language to describe his travels and research.

From Washington Post

It needed to recruit several master woodsmen to act as guides.

From Washington Post

This led police to believe that Hart was an expert woodsman and exceptionally skilled at hiding in the vast wilderness.

From Salon

Part one of Inscryption locks you in a cabin with a vicious woodsman who will only release you if you beat him in a succession of card games.

From The Verge