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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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 In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025 From July 2021 to December 2023, vehicle data loggers measured participants' driving behaviors such as hard braking, hard cornering, randomness of driving routes, speeding, and distances traveled. Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logger

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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logger

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

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