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forester

noun

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as in lumberman

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Recent Examples of forester With the fires spread out across the state, emergency response teams could use more personnel, said state forester Jamie Barnes. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 27 June 2026 Fire suppression repair is intended to restore areas disturbed during firefighting efforts and reduce erosion, said Meghan Scheeline, a forester and fire suppression repair specialist with Cal Fire, in a 2024 video posted on Cal Fire’s YouTube page. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026 The latest development came shortly after a forester uncovered the remains while marking trees in the area. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Michelle Danielson, the senior Florida Forest Services forester representing the Everglades district, told the Sun Sentinel that no communities are currently under evacuation warnings or orders. — Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for forester

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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, 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

Definition of lumberman

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Allegations of misconduct toppled the Democrat’s campaign, but his replacement, former logger and state senator Troy Jackson, has had a strong showing in the polls, and posed the first actual competition Collins has faced in nearly three decades.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Jackson, a fifth-generation logger who lost his bid for governor earlier this year, previously served as president of the Maine state Senate and has billed himself as a champion of the working class.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of logger

Noun

Letrell often wore Ben Davis shirts, a popular brand among lumberjacks, with the iconic monkey logo.

— Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
In this way, the performers see themselves as modern-day visages of the lumberjacks who inspired the legend of Paul Bunyan, sizing each other up in competition to determine who's best.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026

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