WOODMAN


Meaning of WOODMAN in English

— woodmancraft /wood"meuhn kraft', -krahft'/ , n.

/wood"meuhn/ , n. , pl. woodmen .

1. woodsman (def. 1).

2. a person who fells timber, esp. for fuel.

3. Brit.

a. a forester having charge of the king's woods.

b. a woodcutter.

c. a dealer in wood, esp. one who sells kindling wood.

4. Obs. a hunter of forest game.

[ bef. 1000; ME wodeman, OE wudumann. See WOOD 1 , MAN 1 ]

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