lumberjack

noun

lum·​ber·​jack ˈləm-bər-ˌjak How to pronounce lumberjack (audio)
plural lumberjacks
: someone whose job is to cut down trees for wood : logger
Levi jeans became regulation wear for cowboys, railroaders, lumberjacks, oil drillers and other labourers.Jane Dorner
… white pines live centuries—four or more—and attain massive size. The biggest grew in Pennsylvania, where lumberjacks felled at least one 200-foot specimen …John Stilgoe

Examples of lumberjack in a Sentence

the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north
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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lumberjack was in 1831

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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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lumberjack

noun
lum·​ber·​jack ˈləm-bər-ˌjak How to pronounce lumberjack (audio)
: logger

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