woodmen

Timber-felling laborers

Woodmen is the plural of woodman—a person who works in or lives in the woods.

The term typically refers to those who cut timber, maintain forests, or possess woodland skills: The woodmen felled trees along the ridge.

It appears in older literature and in names of fraternal organizations like Woodmen of the World.

forestry

lumberjack

Professional tree cutter

felling · chainsaw · sawmill · logging · axe · hatchet · flannel · hardhat · bucker · skidder

woodland

forest

Tree-dense ecosystem

thicket · grove · timberland · wilderness · trail · clearing · wildlife · habitat · conifers · deciduous

rural

cottage

Small rural home

rustic · pastoral · hearth · firewood · kindling · woodpile · woodshed · charcoal · coppicing · pollarding

craft

carpentry

Wood construction trade

carving · chisel · plane · saw · lathe · dovetail · mortise · tenon · cabinetmaking · woodworker

Opposites
work environment

woodmenoffice workers

Indoor professional employees

bureaucrats · white-collar workers · urbanites · executives · pencil pushers

relationship to nature

woodmendevelopers

Those who create software

industrialists · deforesters · miners · urban planners · urbanizers

Phrases
Family

woodman

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G