lumberjack

noun

lum·​ber·​jack ˈləm-bər-ˌjak How to pronounce lumberjack (audio)
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
… 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

Examples of lumberjack in a Sentence

the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north
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In Fred Alley and James Kaplan's eternally popular hit musical, lumberjacks up north enjoy their bachelor camp world until a woman shows up who puts them in a tizzy. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 But Ortega sawed through Fallon like some sort of Monty Python–level lumberjack. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024 In addition to a hairstyle fit for the country singer, 63, in the early ‘90s, Kelce also rounded out his look with a brown leather bomber jacket worn over a plaid button-down shirt for some serious lumberjack vibes, topping off his look with a pair of blue denim jeans. Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 The cozy layer comes in more than two dozen colorways, but I’m smitten with this pink version that gives girlie lumberjack vibes. Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lumberjack 

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lumberjack was in 1831

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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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lumberjack

noun
lum·​ber·​jack ˈləm-bər-ˌjak How to pronounce lumberjack (audio)
: logger

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