lumberjack

American  

[luhm-ber-jak] / ˈlʌm bərˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a person who works at lumbering; lumber; lumbering; logger.

2. lumber jacket.

3. Canadian. the gray jay.

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lumberjack British  

/ ˈlʌmbəˌdʒæk /

noun

1. (esp in North America) a person whose work involves felling trees, transporting the timber, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lumberjack

First recorded in 1825–35; lumber ¹ + jack ¹

Example Sentences

Wanted to get my hands on it, couldn’t, and I’m happy to say that it’s good that I didn’t get my big fat lumberjack hands on it then.

From Los Angeles Times

After ogling old cars, lean into nostalgia in the Meadow Gold District, dotted with retro shops and “muffler men,” giant fiberglass statues of a lumberjack, a cowboy and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duffy, a former Republican congressman and Fox Business anchor, is also a former world champion lumberjack speed climber and cast member of “The Real World: Boston.”

From Salon

Online amateur sleuths, who had taken it upon themselves to investigate, thought that in the former lumberjack they had found their man.

From BBC

The closing moments revealed that he had survived, winding up in a remote community far from Miami and starting a new life as a lumberjack.

From Los Angeles Times