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Recent Examples of lumberman
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.
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Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
One occupant was James P. Whelan, a lumberman.
—Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
For one of Eric’s distant relatives, a lumberman named Moses Grandy, the swamp was at once the site of his bondage and the nexus of his freedom.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 13 Apr. 2022
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Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
One occupant was James P. Whelan, a lumberman.
—Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
For one of Eric’s distant relatives, a lumberman named Moses Grandy, the swamp was at once the site of his bondage and the nexus of his freedom.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 13 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumberman
Noun
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Train Dreams stars Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a logger in the Pacific Northwest who seeks to balance caring for his family amid pursuing a living on the burgeoning railroad system.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, Train Dreams is the portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gudbranson rose to his skates and gave Hartman a lumberjack cross-check into the back.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sangliers are early risers, tasked with following lumberjacks from forest to forest in pursuit of felled trees destined for sawmills.—
Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock,
Saveur,
9 Oct. 2025
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Flags are at half-staff in Wisconsin on Saturday in remembrance of Adam Zirbel, 48, who was a senior forester at the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Northern Unit.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Set after the Norman invasion of England, Rob (Patten) witnesses the execution of his father, a Saxon forester, which incites him to rebel.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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