logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯ-gər 

ˈlä-

: one engaged in logging

Synonyms of logger

• lumberman
• lumberjack
• lumberer
• forester

Examples of logger in a Sentence

the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down

Recent Examples on the Web

Twenty years before her great-grandfather opened the boat tours, the waterway was a highway for loggers, but the logjam of 1886 was a doozy. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Troy Jackson, Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate, worked as a logger before entering state politics. — Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

The lumberjacks had used their trucks to block access to the Quebec border in protest of Canadian loggers who were stealing their jobs by working for less. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Jackson had often spoken of his hometown of Allagash, Maine, to tout his humble beginnings and career as a fifth-generation logger. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for logger

• auger
• augur
• blogger
• dogger
• jogger
• laager
• lager
• cataloger
• cataloguer
• uncompahgre

Kids Definition

logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯg-ər 

ˈläg-

: one whose work is logging