lumberjack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lumberjack
Explanation
A lumberjack is someone who cuts down trees professionally. Picture someone holding a chain saw and wearing a plaid flannel shirt and steel-toe boots, and you can picture a lumberjack. These days, lumberjack sounds pretty old-fashioned — the same job is done today, but people who do it are typically called "loggers," and they use power tools like chain saws. Lumberjacks, particularly in the 19th and early 20th century, used hand saws and axes and were famous for being ruggedly independent and physically daring. Lumberjack was coined by Canadians.
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Example Sentences
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The snow was flying sideways and he had no jacket, but this lumberjack did not shiver.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
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 • Dec. 20, 2025
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 • Oct. 27, 2025
Online amateur sleuths, who had taken it upon themselves to investigate, thought that in the former lumberjack they had found their man.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
With my luck, it’d be a fellow lumberjack.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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