lumberer
lumberer — 名詞
1. a person whose job is to cut down trees and prepare the logs for transport to a
伐木工
以砍伐和運輸木材為業的人
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.
Gita 是奧勒岡州的一名伐木工，在中午前砍倒了四十棵松樹。
count noun with named subject
The lumberer's truck rumbled down the gravel road, loaded with fresh-cut logs.
那輛伐木工的卡車載滿剛砍下的原木，轟隆隆地駛過碎石路。
possessive modifier before truck
Femi worked as a lumberer for fifteen years before the mill closed down.
Femi 在鋸木廠倒閉前，當了十五年的伐木工。
Every lumberer in the camp knew that the river road would be icy by November.
營地裡每個伐木工都知道，那條河邊的道路到了十一月就會結冰。
- 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.