woodman

woodman
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 WOOD1, MAN1]

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