forester

[ fawr-uh-ster, for- ]
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noun
  1. a person who is expert in forestry.

  2. an officer having responsibility for the maintenance of a forest.

  1. Zoology. an animal of the forest.

  2. a large, gray kangaroo, Macropus canguru.

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

Origin of forester

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word forestier.See forest, -er2

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Other definitions for Forester (2 of 2)

Forester
[ fawr-uh-ster, for- ]

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

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British Dictionary definitions for forester (1 of 2)

forester

/ (ˈfɒrɪstə) /


noun
  1. a person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest

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

  1. a person or animal that lives in a forest

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

British Dictionary definitions for Forester (2 of 2)

Forester

/ (ˈfɒrɪstə) /


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

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