timberjack

[tim-ber-jak]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is logging; logger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of timberjack¹

First recorded in 1915–20; timber + jack ¹

Example Sentences

So every time he sees me — every time — he says, ‘Sing that song, sing the Timberjack song!’

From New York Times

Packard had already heard of him, a rowdy and a rough-neck but a capable timberjack to the calloused fingers of him.

From Project Gutenberg

It was great fun for Geraldine to lay out their equipment in two neat piles; a rifle apiece with cases and bandoliers; cartridges, two hunting-knives with leather sheaths, shooting hoods and coats; and timberjack's boots for her lover, moccasins for her; a pair of heavy sweaters for each, and woollen mitts, fashioned to leave the trigger finger free.

From Project Gutenberg