backwoodsman+(noun)

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• backwoodsman — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ an inhabitant of backwoods …   English terms dictionary

• backwoodsman — noun Date: 1774 a person who lives in or is a native of the backwoods …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• backwoodsman — noun a) A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. b) An uncivilized person …   Wiktionary

• backwoodsman — noun (plural backwoodsmen) 1》 chiefly N. Amer. an inhabitant of backwoods. 2》 Brit. informal a peer who very rarely attends the House of Lords …   English new terms dictionary

• backwoodsman — noun (C) 1 someone who lives in the backwoods 2 BrE a member of a political party or parliament, especially the House of Lords, who is not very active politically and only sometimes votes, attends meetings etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• backwoodsman — UK [ˈbækˌwʊdzmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms backwoodsman : singular backwoodsman plural backwoodsmen UK [ˈbækˌwʊdzmən] / US someone who lives in the backwoods …   English dictionary

• backwoodsman — /ˈbækwʊdzmən/ (say bakwoodzmuhn) noun (plural backwoodsmen) 1. a man living in the backwoods. 2. Chiefly US a rustic and unsophisticated man. {backwoods + man} …  

• mountain man — noun a man who lives on the frontier • Syn: ↑frontiersman, ↑backwoodsman • Hypernyms: ↑pioneer • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Boone, ↑Daniel Boone, ↑Carson, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• buckskin — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century 1. a. the skin of a buck b. a soft pliable usually suede finished leather 2. a. plural buckskin breeches b. archaic a person dress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• caipirinha — noun Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese, from caipira backwoodsman, rustic Date: 1973 a cocktail consisting of lime, sugar, and rum …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dialect — noun the island dialect was influenced by the Spanish in the sixteenth century Syn: regional language, local language, local speech, vernacular, patois, idiom; regionalisms, localisms; informal lingo •• dialect, argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang …   Thesaurus of popular words