A person who cuts or deals with wood, such as a logger, forester, or lumberjack.
From 'wood' (from Old English 'wudu') plus 'man.' This occupational term dates back to medieval times when working with forest resources was common.
In folklore and fairy tales, the woodman (or woodcutter) is a recurring figure—from Robin Hood to Little Red Riding Hood—because forests and the people who worked in them were mysterious and dangerous places in medieval imagination.
Woodman is gendered masculine; forestry/woodworking has historically excluded women through exclusionary language ('lumberman,' 'woodsman'). These terms reinforce occupational gender segregation.
Use 'woodworker,' 'forester,' or 'lumber worker' to include all genders in occupational language.
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Women foresters and woodworkers (e.g., Harriet Day, modern female loggers) have contributed significantly; gendered terminology historically erased their presence from these trades.
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