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backwoodsmen

backwoodsmen is the plural of backwoodsman.

Meaning of backwoodsman

Noun

backwoodsman (plural backwoodsmen)

  1. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
  2. An uncivilized or uncultured person (according to the value judgments of the speaker).
    Synonyms:
    woodman
  3. (UK, informal) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.

Questions about backwoodsmen

What is backwoodsmen the plural of?
Backwoodsmen is the plural of backwoodsman.

Words near backwoodsmen in the dictionary

  1. backwoods
  2. backwoodser
  3. backwoodsers
  4. backwoodsiness
  5. backwoodsman
  6. backwoodsmen
  7. backwoodsy
  8. backword
  9. backwords
  10. backwork
  11. backworm

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backwoodsmen (page history and authors); backwoodsman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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