lumbermen

plural of lumberman
as in loggers
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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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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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“Lumbermen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumbermen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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