Woodward

Guardian of trees

Woodward is an English surname, from an old word for a forest keeper or gamekeeper.

The name is most associated with Bob Woodward, the journalist who helped break the Watergate scandal: She dreams of being the next Woodward.

Woodward and Bernstein became shorthand for investigative journalism that topples the powerful.

surname

journalist

News profession practitioner

Deep Throat · Bernstein · Washington Post · Nixon · scandal · exposé · sources · confidential · author · nonfiction

retail

department store

Large multi-section retail establishment

American · shopping · stores · regional · merchandise · mall · closures · bankruptcy · nostalgia · downtown

placename

Detroit

Michigan automotive hub

Michigan · boulevard · downtown · Royal Oak · Pontiac · Birmingham · historic · route · corridor · landmark

occupational

forester

Woodland management professional

timber · keeper · ranger · guardian · trees · estate · hunting · medieval · surname · hereditary

Categories
Opposites
occupational surname origin

WoodwardFielder

Inherited family name

Plowman · Tillman · Farmer · Shepherd · Hayward

Phrases
Family

woodland, woodsman, woodman

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G