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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.
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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.
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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.
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Patti Nickell,
chicagotribune.com,
12 June 2017
Tepi was an accomplished hunter and tracker and a superb backwoodsman.
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National Geographic,
17 Mar. 2017
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,
chicagotribune.com,
12 June 2017
Tepi was an accomplished hunter and tracker and a superb backwoodsman.
—
National Geographic,
17 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backwoodsman
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Professional ski mountaineer Brody Leven only owns a suit to go to Washington with Protect Our Winters.
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For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
Noun
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Karelian bear dogs were originally used by Finnish and Russian peasants as watch dogs and for hunting, according to the American Kennel Club.
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In the early nineteenth century, after Egyptian peasants happened upon ancient fragments, archaeologists began to look in such places for pieces of manuscript, which could vary in size from a few letters to a slice of text.
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“Backwoodsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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