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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And there are flashbacks to her father’s days as a lumberjack and her mother’s special powers.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Toward the end of that video, Kennedy passes the challenge along to Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, who's also the Secretary of Transportation, as well as a former champion lumberjack and reality TV star.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Think a chic take on a flannel that’s more fashion-forward and less lumberjack.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Turcotte, a former lumberjack who began his racing career in 1961, won 3,023 races over the course of nearly two decades before his career ended in 1978 at the age of 36.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Toward the end of that video, Kennedy passes the challenge along to Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, who's also the Secretary of Transportation, as well as a former champion lumberjack and reality TV star.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Think a chic take on a flannel that’s more fashion-forward and less lumberjack.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Turcotte, a former lumberjack who began his racing career in 1961, won 3,023 races over the course of nearly two decades before his career ended in 1978 at the age of 36.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak
: logger
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