Woodmen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Woodman \Wood"man\, n.; pl. {Woodmen}. [Written also
     {woodsman}.]
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     1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's
        woods; a forester. [Eng.]
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     2. A sportsman; a hunter.
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              [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him
              for.                                  --Shak.
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     3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.
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              Woodman, spare that tree.             --G. P.
                                                    Morris.
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     4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
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