lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak 
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
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
John StilgoeExamples of lumberjack in a Sentence
the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north
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Built like a lumberjack, Coster’s rugged presence was betrayed by his gentle manner and casual speech.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
In the title story, a lumberjack wants to playact as a woman in a bizarre ritual during which men vie for one another’s attention by pinning a cloth triangle to their groins.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The bosun is an Australian lumberjack type named Nate with seven years of yachting experience.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
In the title story, a lumberjack wants to playact as a woman in a bizarre ritual during which men vie for one another’s attention by pinning a cloth triangle to their groins.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The bosun is an Australian lumberjack type named Nate with seven years of yachting experience.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak
: logger
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