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logger

noun

ˈlȯ-gər

Definition of logger

as in lumberman

a person whose job is to cut down trees the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down

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Recent Examples of logger According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fatality rate among structural ironworkers is among the highest in the nation (right up there with commercial fishermen and loggers). — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Earlier this summer, Jackson, a fifty-eight-year-old former logger and president of Maine’s state Senate, replaced Graham Platner as the Democratic Senate nominee running against Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026 Jackson, 58, is a fifth-generation logger who was previously president of the Maine state Senate and bills himself as a champion of the working class. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 For decades, loggers and environmentalists have clashed over the fate of its stately redwoods. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for logger

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Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of lumberman

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Letrell often wore Ben Davis shirts, a popular brand among lumberjacks, with the iconic monkey logo.

— Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
In this way, the performers see themselves as modern-day visages of the lumberjacks who inspired the legend of Paul Bunyan, sizing each other up in competition to determine who's best.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of lumberjack

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The Copleys worked with a forester to develop a management plan, which included a goal of installing a trail system to improve access for maintenance and harvesting of timber.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
An eastern gray variety, the forester, lives on Tasmania but is vastly outnumbered by its smaller cousins, the Bennetts wallaby and the timid pademelon.

— Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of forester

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