Home › Words › B › backwoodserbackwoodserbackwoodser · noun — an inhabitant of the backwoods.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, backwoodser ranks #17,060 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom backwoods + -er.nounAn inhabitant of the backwoods.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backwoodsman 82% match — A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. vs backwoodser →backwoods 78% match — Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America. vs backwoodser →backwoodsy 78% match — Typical of something or someone from the backwoods vs backwoodser →backwood 77% match — Native to or located in a remote rural location. vs backwoodser →backwoodsiness 71% match — The quality of being backwoodsy. vs backwoodser →woodsman 65% match — A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. vs backwoodser →wooder 64% match — A woodcutter or wood-gatherer. vs backwoodser →backsettler 63% match — One living in the back or outlying districts of a community. vs backwoodser →