forester

noun

for·​est·​er ˈfȯr-ə-stər 

ˈfär-

1

: a person trained in forestry

2

: an inhabitant of a forest

3

: any of various noctuid woodland moths (subfamily Agaristinae)

4

Forester : a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order

Examples of forester in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The opera tells the story of a forester who makes a deal with the devil for magic bullets. —Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025

Frank Vaisvilas explains how Menominee tribal foresters worked to protect their ash trees, from an educational campaign to insecticides. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Some are upward of 60 years old and produce famously delicious wild nuts that few living people beyond foresters, researchers, and volunteers have ever tasted. —Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025

Set after the Norman invasion of England, Rob (Patten) witnesses the execution of his father, a Saxon forester, which incites him to rebel. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English forster, forester, from Anglo-French forester, from forest

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for forester

• chorister

Kids Definition

forester

noun

for·​est·​er ˈfȯr-ə-stər 

ˈfär-

: a person who practices or is trained in forestry

Biographical Definition

Forester

biographical name

For·​es·​ter ˈfȯr-ə-stər 

ˈfär-

C(ecil) S(cott) 1899–1966 British writer