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Backwoodsman

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements, especially on the western frontiers of the older portions of the United States.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backwoodsman'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/backwoodsman.html. 1828.