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logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯ-gər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈlä-
: 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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Joel Edgerton stars as resilient logger Robert, who wrestles with tragedy in the Pacific Northwest. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025 Train Dreams Based on the novella of the same name, Train Dreams follows the life of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker struggling with daily life in 1920s America, from new fatherhood to the pitfalls of work. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton as a logger who is working to develop the railroad across the United States. Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logger

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

logger

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

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