lumberers

noun

plural of lumberer
as in lumbermen

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  1. lumbermen
  2. loggers
Noun
  • 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, JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of lumbermen
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  • In 2024, two loggers were killed in bow-and-arrow attacks after entering Mashco Piro territory, and subsequent sightings have placed members of the group close to active logging areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Ojibwe people originally lived in the area, but like much of Northern Michigan, it was taken over by loggers during the mid-19th century.
    — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of loggers
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“Lumberers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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