backwoodsman

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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, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017 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, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017 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, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017 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, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017 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, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017 Tepi was an accomplished hunter and tracker and a superb backwoodsman. National Geographic, 17 Mar. 2017 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backwoodsman
Noun
  • The towering peaks and glaciers have made the park a destination for hardy mountaineers for decades.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
  • Set against the backdrop of World War II and the Chinese invasion of Tibet, Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film follows Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt), who, after being captured by British forces in India, escapes a prisoner-of-war camp and makes his way to the secluded kingdom of Tibet.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Once known to be a peasant’s dish, according to one story, the addition of feta in the 1960s really put it on the proverbial map.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
  • Exacerbating the widespread unrest was the royal family’s close relationship with Grigori Rasputin, a Siberian peasant who claimed to wield control over the health of Alexei, the czar’s only son.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025

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“Backwoodsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsman. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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