logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯ-gər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈlä-
Synonyms of loggernext
: one engaged in logging

Examples of logger in a Sentence

the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down
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By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300. Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026 Related Stories The film follows Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker living in the Pacific NorthWest. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025 Just helping the land out, helping the loggers. Austen Erblat, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 Joel Edgerton stars as resilient logger Robert, who wrestles with tragedy in the Pacific Northwest. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logger

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of logger was in 1732

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“Logger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logger. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

logger

noun
log·​ger ˈlȯg-ər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈläg-
: one whose work is logging

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