lumberman

noun

lum·​ber·​man ˈləm-bər-mən How to pronounce lumberman (audio)
: a person who is engaged in or oversees the business of cutting, processing, and marketing lumber

Examples of lumberman in a Sentence

a lumberman who supervises the rest of the team during logging season
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In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights. Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024 Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online. Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023 One occupant was James P. Whelan, a lumberman. Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Owned by lumberman James A. Bowman, the venue had just opened — March 13, 1921 — at 600 Main St. Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for lumberman 

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lumberman was in 1761

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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

lumberman

noun
lum·​ber·​man -mən How to pronounce lumberman (audio)
: a person involved in the business of cutting, trimming, and selling lumber
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