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lumberman

American  
[luhm-ber-muhn] / ˈlʌm bər mən /

noun

plural

lumbermen
  1. a person who deals in lumber.

  2. lumberjack.


Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of lumberman

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; lumber 1 + man

Example Sentences

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Her father, Joshua Coleman, had farmed and worked as a lumberman, and, in the 1930s, was employed at the local upmarket resort, the Greenbrier.

From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2020

“I mean, that log. You know, his, whatever…we don’t even know if he’s a real lumberman or whether he’s just a guy. So, I’ll do a little digging on that and get back to you.’

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2017

And the street where 9-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, son of a prominent lumberman, was kidnapped in 1935.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2016

Born in Harrison, Ark., on May 4, 1922, he was the son of Arthur Hammerschmidt, a lumberman, and the former Junie Taylor, a homemaker.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015

Is a farmer and lumberman, and has also been a pilot for several years on the Alleghany River.

From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by Jackson, W. H.