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

The saga about an early 1900s logger set against the developing Pacific Northwest shows how things always change, even when you don’t want them to.

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"We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers," he said.

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Critics say that infrastructure built for industrial mines—such as access roads, ports and power lines—inevitably attracts illegal loggers, ranchers and wildcat miners deeper into the jungle.

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But the larger problem for Bentley was trying to get inside the head of a logger who’s the very definition of “still waters run deep.”

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In recent weeks they got an unlikely ally in loggers who said scuttling the U.S.

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