timberman
Americannoun
plural
timbermennoun
Etymology
Origin of timberman
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at timber, man
Example Sentences
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The concept dates to 1917, when a wealthy Michigan timberman named Charles Lathrop Pack started the National War Garden Commission, according to the World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025
Born in Alder Gulch, Mont, in 1869, son of a well-to-do timberman, Thompson went to school at Exeter, was popular but undistinguished, formed a friendship with Thomas W. Lament that lasted all his life.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He made his money that way, and it is not long since he was a timberman on this same lode."
From The Wedge of Gold by Goodwin, C. C.
"A seaman's curse light on the folly that exposes planks and lives to such navigation; and all to burn some old timberman, or catch a Norway trader asleep! give way, men, give way!"
From The Pilot by Cooper, James Fenimore
He could carpenter anywhere, 108 and if he’s as smart a timberman as he is millwright, will make good.
From The Plunderer by Duer, Douglas
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