lumbermen

noun

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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Recent Examples of lumbermen The history of gubernatorial candidates and winners in Wisconsin is replete with mayors, merchants, lawyers, lumbermen, publishers, educators, industrialists, secretaries of state, attorneys general and lieutenant governors. — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumbermen
  1. loggers
  2. lumberjacks
Noun
  • So somebody with my background who’s actually worked through these problems and brought people together — like very divergent interest groups together, like the tribes, like environmental groups and loggers.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
  • Gómez González had been known as a vociferous antagonist of loggers.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of loggers
Noun
  • Besides those figures holding mufflers and tires, others were outfitted as cowboys, Indians, lumberjacks (often known as Paul Bunyans), astronauts, chefs, dentists, golfers, hot dog vendors, race-car drivers, pirates and service-station attendants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The line's North to Alaska program brings Indigenous Alaskans and resident experts on board, from lumberjacks who can swing an axe with style to mountain climbers who have tackled Denali.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of lumberjacks

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