lumberers

noun

plural of lumberer
as in lumbermen

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  1. lumbermen
  2. loggers
Noun
  • The history of gubernatorial candidates and winners in Wisconsin is replete with mayors, merchants, lawyers, lumbermen, publishers, educators, industrialists, secretaries of state, attorneys general and lieutenant governors.
    — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Where once these trees stood in the island of Negros, sugarcane now dominates, all benefiting the hacenderos who welcomed the American lumbermen to clear the forests for later agricultural conversion.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of lumbermen
Noun
  • In 1998, Jackson helped lead a weeklong blockade along the Quebec border in an effort to protest the hiring of Canadian loggers who were coming into Maine and driving down pay rates.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The loggers left in 1955, and the Ranch soon welcomed guests again (and of course—became a guiding force in western hospitality, favored by those seeking a true Montana experience).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Definition of loggers
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