logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯ-gər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈlä-
: one engaged in logging

Examples of logger in a Sentence

the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down
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The loggers are after the oyamel trees that the butterflies hibernate on. Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024 Access roads cut for construction allow poachers who target lynx prey and loggers who destroy the cat’s habitat to penetrate deeper into previously remote terrain. Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024 The body was supposedly petrified by sap, and the loggers found several gold coins dating to the late 1600s, as well as pieces of paper identifying the person as Pierre D’Artagnan. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024 Martínez tells Noticias Telemundo the reserve has been able to fight back as loggers and miners try to take down forest areas. Russell Contreras, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for logger 

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of logger was in 1732

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“Logger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logger. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

logger

noun
log·​ger ˈlȯg-ər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈläg-
: one whose work is logging

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