Definition of "backwoodsman" [back•woods•man]

• A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. (noun)
• An uncivilized person. (noun)
• 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. (noun)

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• "He was always an Indian; even at his best he was a savage, just as the backwoodsman was a savage at his worst."
• "Wilbur thought to himself that perhaps "backwoodsman" was not quite a fair idea of the great President's Illinois upbringing, but he thought it wiser not to argue the point to no profit."
• "He was sixty-five, pompous, large, and rubicund -- a "backwoodsman" of a pattern obsolescent."