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logger

noun

ˈlȯ-gər

Definition of logger next

as in lumberman

a person whose job is to cut down trees the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down

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Recent Examples of logger Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope. —

Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026 Star Joel Edgerton, who plays Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker in the rapidly changing America during the early 20th century, was also Golden Globes-nominated for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture (drama). —

Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 Johnson’s novella captured specific, sometimes seemingly insignificant, moments in the life of an ordinary logger named Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), who died at 80. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026 That means making sure that the people who live and work on our public lands can afford to do so, whether that’s a fishing guide, a firefighter, or a logger. —

Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for logger

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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
Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, follows his key character one Robert Grainier, played brilliantly by Edgerton, a lumberman who felled timber for railroads at the turn of the 20th century.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026