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woods-runner wood-runner Fur Trade, Hist.

• 1 n. an unlicensed trader who ranged the forest in search of furs.

  See also: coureur de bois (def. 1)  

• 2 n. a person who frequents and is familiar with the bush, as a trapper, prospector, or trader.

  See also: bushman (def. 2)