lumberer
lumberer — noun
1. a person whose job is to cut down trees and prepare the logs for transport to a
a person whose job is to cut down trees and prepare the logs for transport to a sawmill or processing plant.
Gita, a lumberer in Oregon, felled forty pine trees before noon.
count noun with named subject
The lumberer's truck rumbled down the gravel road, loaded with fresh-cut logs.
possessive modifier before truck
Femi worked as a lumberer for fifteen years before the mill closed down.
Every lumberer in the camp knew that the river road would be icy by November.
- logger
the standard modern term for someone who works in the timber industry
- lumberjack
a more traditional, slightly romanticised term; often used in historical or cultural contexts
- woodcutter
more general — may refer to someone who cuts firewood, not necessarily in commercial logging
用法筆記
This word is far less common than lumberjack or logger. It may sound dated or regional; most modern speakers prefer logger.