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Recent Examples of lumberman
Two strong lumbermen with spiked poles pushed and tugged at the logs, slowly opening a passage.
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumberman
Noun
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The story was distinctly American, about Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker living and working in Washington at the turn of the century.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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No matter the color, the check played a key role in the overall lumberjack aesthetic that trended at the show.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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The company was created to provide durable and functional garments for hunters, lumberjacks and railway workers.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Goldsworthy had originally sought to use a site about half a mile away, but the head forester of the Buccleuch estate, Jim Colchester, had urged him to visit this spot.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Julie Clark, a community education specialist for UCANR, recalled getting a call from a local forester who spotted an unhealthy-looking coast live oak while driving in Simi Hills’ Box Canyon.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberman. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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