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Woodman
Pronunciation : Wood"man
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's woods; a forester. [Eng.]
2. A sportsman; a hunter. [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him for. Shak.
3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter. Woodman, spare that tree. G. P. Morris.
4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
pl. Woodmen (. [Written also woodsman.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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