Definition of lumberjacknext
as in lumberman
a person whose job is to cut down trees the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north

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Recent Examples of lumberjack The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Did these sisters see the silhouette of a Bigfoot or a big lumberjack with no neck? — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 But when her younger sister, Ramona, wanted to drop out to join her siblings as a lumberjack, the school for some reason ruled against this younger Mindrum heading into the woods. — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026 This effectively became an impromptu lumberjack match with roughly 10 people at ringside. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lumberjack
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In the same month Netflix released Train Dreams, the film version of Denis Johnson’s revered short novel about a logger whose deceased baby daughter visits him in the form of a wolf.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024, two loggers were killed in bow-and-arrow attacks after entering Mashco Piro territory, and subsequent sightings have placed members of the group close to active logging areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberjack. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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