lumberman

noun

lum·​ber·​man ˈləm-bər-mən 

: a person who is engaged in or oversees the business of cutting, processing, and marketing lumber

Synonyms of lumberman

• logger
• lumberjack
• lumberer
• forester

Examples of lumberman in a Sentence

a lumberman who supervises the rest of the team during logging season

Recent Examples on the Web

At this moment, our two guides and the lumbermen who had rescued us from the log jam came bursting out of the guides’ cabin and rushed to the bateau. — Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025

Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area. — Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026

The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026

In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights. — Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lumberman

• lumbermen

Kids Definition

lumberman

noun

lum·​ber·​man -mən 

: a person involved in the business of cutting, trimming, and selling lumber