as in lumberman
a person whose job is to cut down trees the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north

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Recent Examples of lumberjack Built like a lumberjack, Coster’s rugged presence was betrayed by his gentle manner and casual speech. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025 In the title story, a lumberjack wants to playact as a woman in a bizarre ritual during which men vie for one another’s attention by pinning a cloth triangle to their groins. Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 The bosun is an Australian lumberjack type named Nate with seven years of yachting experience. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025 In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lumberjack
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Noun
  • Two strong lumbermen with spiked poles pushed and tugged at the logs, slowly opening a passage.
    Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
  • In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
    Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
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  • And, indeed, much like other immigrant laborers, French-Canadian loggers were subject to harsh working conditions and low pay as well as to political disenfranchisement.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump wants loggers to cut down bigger California trees for lumber.
    Tom Philp, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberjack. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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