woodcutter

noun

wood·​cut·​ter ˈwu̇d-ˌkə-tər How to pronounce woodcutter (audio)
: one that cuts wood

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Federov is a woodcutter with a blunt axe, unable to keep up with his competitors who use saws. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2024 Any leftovers, one imagines, were carried by a woodcutter’s daughter to her grandmother in the forest. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024 At six feet six, with woodcutter’s biceps, Stanton can chop baseballs with such force that the sound resonates like an axe to a melon. Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 Over time, blocks have been cleared for housing and, earlier this month, woodcutters arrived next door and cut down towering Eucalyptus tereticornis trees, known as forest red gums, up to 28 meters (over 90 feet) tall, to make way for another prospective residential development. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for woodcutter 

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of woodcutter was in 1600

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“Woodcutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodcutter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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woodcutter

noun
wood·​cut·​ter -ˌkət-ər How to pronounce woodcutter (audio)
: one that cuts wood especially as an occupation

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