backwoodsman

noun

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of backwoodsman Deep in the Bitterroot National Forest, this bear-dogging backwoodsman has vivid memories of the old days. — Drew Palmer, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2020 In the formal dining room, the couple entertained both dignitaries and Tennessee backwoodsmen, without regard for their station, and in a placid location behind the garden are their graves. — Patti Nickell, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2017 Tepi was an accomplished hunter and tracker and a superb backwoodsman. — National Geographic, 17 Mar. 2017
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  1. mountaineer
  2. peasant
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  • At the beginning of this century, Andermatt was a quiet settlement in the Ursern Valley, known principally to committed skiers, mountaineers and the Swiss military.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s real-life subject is Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), the Nepali-Indian mountaineer who, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), became the first person reported to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
    — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountaineer
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  • In real life millions of peasants were deported, executed, or starved during collectivization.
    — Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Influential courtiers orbited more closely than those with less gravity, and peasants weren’t part of the picture.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of peasant

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“Backwoodsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsman. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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