logger

¹

[law-ger, log-er]

noun

1. a person whose work is logging; logging; log; lumberjack.

2. a tractor used in logging. logging. log.

3. a machine for loading logs. log.

logger

²

[law-ger, log-er]

adjective

Scot.

1. heavy or thick.

2. thick-headed; stupid.

logger

/ ˈlɒɡə /

noun

1. another word for lumberjack

2. a tractor or crane for handling logs

Word History and Origins

Origin of logger¹

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; log ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of logger²

First recorded in 1665–75; back formation from loggerhead

Example Sentences

A classically proportioned drama about the building of the American West, mostly seen from the eyes of one logger, that approaches the quiet grandeur of a Terrence Malick movie?

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The area drew a scruffy mix of loggers and dockhands, and Skid Row eventually became shorthand for any part of a city where drunks and vagabonds gathered.

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A logger for over 50 years since he was 8, he knows exactly what’s wrong with his job, but is trapped in the maw of an industry as a means of survival for his family.

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But in Humboldt County, loggers railed against the proposed park expansion, which would lead to the elimination of at least 1,000 jobs.

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On July 31, two loggers cutting trees in Eldorado National Forest came across a human skull and other bones.

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