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WOODSMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Makes things out of wood

Synonyms:

woodman; woodsman; woodworker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("woodsman" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woodsman"):

cabinetmaker; furniture maker (a woodworker who specializes in making furniture)

carpenter (a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects)

joiner (a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood)

splicer (a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice)

carver; woodcarver (makes decorative wooden panels)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who lives in the woods

Synonyms:

woodman; woodsman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("woodsman" is a kind of...):

rustic (an unsophisticated country person)

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