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 titular novella follows restless loggers who plan a wintertime dance, on the condition that some of them attend as women. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Repositories using tj-actions that trusted tags rather than hashes of vetted versions ended up running the memory scraper/logger. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 There’s also the simple fact that much of the densest forest is on terrain so steep that loggers’ machines couldn’t even access it. Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025 Hosted by logger Jared Douglas, who risks life and livelihood to harvest the most massive – and valuable – timber on Earth. Peter White, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 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 5 Apr. 2025.

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logger

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

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