1. people who live in remote, sparsely settled forest areas
Usage: plural of backwoodsman
2. people who are unsophisticated or lacking in modern knowledge
Usage: sometimes derogatory

Examples

• The backwoodsmen knew how to survive in the wilderness without modern conveniences.
• Early American backwoodsmen cleared forests and built log cabins.
• These backwoodsmen had never seen a television or computer.
• The backwoodsmen traded furs and pelts at the frontier trading post.
• Some viewed the backwoodsmen as simple folk, but they possessed valuable survival skills.
• The backwoodsmen guided the expedition through the dense forest.
• Many backwoodsmen became legendary figures in American folklore.