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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During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement. Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Joel Edgerton plays a logger in this thoughtful, philosophical drama based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson. Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025 Both men were amazed to hear of Blair’s troubles - and persistence - in trying to secure a logger over the past year and a half, by phone, email and video conferences from his home in Phoenix. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 Based on Denis Johnson’s eponymous novella, the movie stars Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 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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