lumberman

[ luhm-ber-muhn ]

noun

, plural lum·ber·men.

1. a person who deals in lumber.
2. lumberjack.

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumberman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; lumber ¹ + man

Example Sentences

He had been fumbling in his pack, and now produced a pair of thick woollen lumberman's socks.

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Then you will wish to save them from fire and the lumberman's axe, especially the rare and old sequoias.

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Garry's father, known to the backwoodsmen as "Moose" Boone, is a wealthy lumberman.

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Passing the ridge, we now came into a section of the forest which had never been visited by the lumberman's axe.

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The second team was led by a tall, gaunt-jawed, one-eyed lumberman named Jim Johnson, but invariably known as “Walley.”

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