noun
woodward
noun
1
A person responsible for guarding or overseeing a wood or forest (historical).
"The manor's woodward reported anyone caught poaching timber."
name
1
A common English surname, originally an occupational name for a forest warden.
"The journalist Bob Woodward is famous for his Watergate reporting."
How to Use Woodward
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHistorically, an officer who protected and managed a forest; today mostly encountered as a surname.
Word Forms
woodwards plural
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Etymology
From Old English wuduweard, "warden of the wood," combining "wood" and "ward" (guardian).