woodcutter

[woo d-kuht-er]

noun

a person who cuts down trees for firewood.
a person who makes woodcuts.

Origin of woodcutter

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; wood¹ + cutter

Related formswood·cut·ting, noun

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Examples from the Web for woodcutter

Historical Examples of woodcutter

"Middlin'," answered the man, a woodcutter on the Steens estate.
Two Sides of the Face
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The woodcutter's hut is empty and bare, and the master that made it is gone.
Alcyone
Archibald Lampman
So the woodcutter, not unnaturally, regarded his visitor with some suspicion.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914
Various
Much surprise and interest are excited by this achievement of the woodcutter's son.
Art in England
Dutton Cook
But the woodcutter was not the man to put himself out for such a trifle.
The Blue Bird for Children
Georgette Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for woodcutter

woodcutter

noun

a person who fells trees or chops wood
a person who makes woodcuts

Derived Formswoodcutting, noun

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