backwoodsman

noun back·woods·man \ˌbak-ˈwu̇dz-mən, ˈbak-ˌ\

: a man who lives in the backwoods

: a male member of the House of Lords who rarely attends it and who typically lives in a rural area far from London

Full Definition of BACKWOODSMAN

: a person who lives in or is a native of the backwoods

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