forester

[fawr-uh-ster, for-]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR forester ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who is expert in forestry.

an officer having responsibility for the maintenance of a forest.

forest ranger.

Zoology. an animal of the forest.

a large, gray kangaroo, Macropus canguru.

any moth of the family Agaristidae, typically black with two yellowish or whitish spots on each wing.

Origin of forester

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word forestier. See forest, -er²

Forester

[fawr-uh-ster, for-]

noun

C(ecil) S(cott),1899–1966, English novelist and journalist.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for forester

ranger

Examples from the Web for forester

Contemporary Examples of forester

Forester says that Gardner would have already been gearing up for a night on the town, not looking at fish.
Another Natalee Holloway?
Barbie Latza Nadeau
August 12, 2011

Historical Examples of forester

"There are many things which might be done," said the forester thoughtfully.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Great acclamations succeeded, and the forester led Matilda to the dance.
Maid Marian
Thomas Love Peacock
"It is a favor I would have asked, if I dared," said Forester, feebly.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)
Charles James Lever
"Not one half so much as I owe my recovery to your kindness," said Forester.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)
Charles James Lever
"I am rejoiced that Lionel escaped this scene, at all events," said Forester.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for forester

forester

noun

a person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest

any of various Old World moths of the genus Ino, characterized by brilliant metallic green wings: family Zygaenidae

a person or animal that lives in a forest

(capital) a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, a friendly society

Forester

noun

C (ecil) S (cott) 1899–1966, English novelist; creator of Captain Horatio Hornblower in a series of novels on the Napoleonic Wars

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for forester

late 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French forestier "forest ranger, forest-dweller" (also, as an adjective, "wild, rough, coarse, unsociable"), from forest (see forest (n.)).