Woodman
['wʊdmən]
Definition
(n.) A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's woods; a forester.
(n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
(n.) One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.
(n.) One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
Checker: Lowell
Examples
- Because it seemed to me to have an indirect bearing upon the mystery of Woodman's Lee. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- That very night he went down to Woodman's Lee, saw Peter Carey at the hut, quarrelled with him, and killed him with the harpoon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- After that he travelled for some years, and finally he bought a small place called Woodman's Lee, near Forest Row, in Sussex. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Nadine