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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Most personal electronic devices are allowed in carry-on baggage, including but not limited to cellphones, smartphones, data loggers, PDAs, electronic games, tablets, laptop computers, cameras, camcorders, watches and calculators. Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025 Most of our neighbors were farmers, loggers, or homesteaders. John Klar, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025 Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain. Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025 According to Shero, earlier seal heart rate loggers have either been too invasive or needed a human standing within range of the seal with a receiver in order to get the real-time data. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 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 21 May. 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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