Associations to the word «Backwoodsman»

Wiktionary

BACKWOODSMAN, noun. A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
BACKWOODSMAN, noun. An uncivilized person.
BACKWOODSMAN, noun. (informal) (political) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.

Dictionary definition

BACKWOODSMAN, noun. A man who lives on the frontier.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin