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Synonyms

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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The last major project developed by lumberman and real estate entrepreneur C.D.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

A salesman pulls out all the stops in a last-ditch effort to sell his latest tractor to an old-fashioned lumberman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2020

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

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

I ran away myself when I was a kid; and look at me now,” and the lumberman puffed out his chest proudly, as though satisfied that Lem Neven was a good deal of a man.

From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Hill, Grace Brooks