lumberjacks

plural of lumberjack
as in lumbermen
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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loggers
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  • In a town of loggers, hippies, and students, Denise’s father was a doctor.
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • During the 1970s, rural villagers in India, particularly women, responded to the invasion of loggers by embracing trees under threat, in what became known as the Chipko movement.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Lumberjacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberjacks. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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