Thesaurus results for LUMBERMAN

lumberman

noun

ˈləm-bər-mən

Definition of lumberman

as in logger

a person whose job is to cut down trees a lumberman who supervises the rest of the team during logging season

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Recent Examples of lumberman 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, 19 Nov. 2025 At this moment, our two guides and the lumbermen who had rescued us from the log jam came bursting out of the guides’ cabin and rushed to the bateau. — 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 See All Example Sentences for lumberman

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With just over 100 days until election day, the onetime border-blockading logger faces a steep fundraising climb, a sprawling statewide build-out and Maine’s pivotal role in Democrats’ bid for Senate control.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Troy Jackson locks it down Troy Jackson, a Maine logger and former state legislator, all but secured himself as Graham Platner's replacement to become the Democratic Senate candidate over the weekend.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of logger

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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

Definition of lumberjack

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Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.

— Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026
With the fires spread out across the state, emergency response teams could use more personnel, said state forester Jamie Barnes.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 27 June 2026

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