metsäläinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
• forester noun Someone whose job is managing or working in forests.
• hillbilly noun (often informal or disparaging) A person from a rural, hilly area, especially the southern United States, stereotyped as unsophisticated.

Senses

metsäläinen is used for these senses in English:

• bear (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]
• country bumpkin (colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
• forester (obsolete, or, colloquial) A person who lives in a forest.
• hillbilly (often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
• hillbilly (ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

bear — full definition

1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

Related Finnish words