FORESTER

forester, tree farmer, arboriculturist

(noun) someone trained in forestry

Forester, C. S. Forester, Cecil Scott Forester

(noun) English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

forester (plural foresters)

A person who practices forestry.

(obsolete or colloquial) A person who lives in a forest.

A moth in the family Zygaenidae.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Lethe. Other members of this genus are called tree browns and wood browns.

Anagrams

• Foerster, fosterer, reforest

Proper noun

Forester

An occupational surname for someone who lived, or worked in a forest.

A pupil of Forest School in Walthamstow

Anagrams

• Foerster, fosterer, reforest

Source: Wiktionary


For"est*er, n. Etym: [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]

1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.

2. An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth.

3. A forest tree. [R.] Evelyn.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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