"woodsman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woodsmen [plural]
Etymology: From woods + -man. Compare earlier woodman. Etymology templates: {{af|en|woods|-man}} woods + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|woodsmen}} woodsman (plural woodsmen)
  1. A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (a forester or woodman): лесник (lesnik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-woodsman-en-noun-8UVoCLez Disambiguation of Occupations: 56 44 Disambiguation of People: 69 31 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'a forester or woodman': 94 6
  2. (attributive) Designating a group of sports related to forestry culture, including axe throwing, wood splitting, wood chopping, axe cutting, chainsaw cutting, pulpwood tossing, log rolling and decking, pole climbing, and firemaking. Tags: attributive Categories (topical): Forestry, Sports
    Sense id: en-woodsman-en-noun-Q9lSD0HV Disambiguation of Forestry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Sports: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: backwoodsman, woodmanship, woodsmanship

Inflected forms

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