LUMBERER

Etymology

Noun

lumberer (plural lumberers)

One who lumbers, who moves in a heavy and ungainly manner.

One who is involved in the production of lumber.

Source: Wiktionary


Lum"ber*er, n.

Definition: One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the forest for lumber; a lumberman. [U.S.] Lumberers have a notion that he (the woodpecker) is harmful to timber. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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