woodcutter

[ wood-kuht-er ]

noun

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

woodcutter

/ ˈwʊdˌkʌtə /

noun

1. a person who fells trees or chops wood
2. a person who makes woodcuts

Derived Forms

• ˈwoodˌcutting, noun

Other Words From

• woodcutting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodcutter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; wood ¹ + cutter

Example Sentences

The woodcutter's hut is empty and bare, and the master that made it is gone.

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So the woodcutter, not unnaturally, regarded his visitor with some suspicion.

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Much surprise and interest are excited by this achievement of the woodcutter's son.

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A woodcutter's axe might have any amount of weight and thickness of iron behind the edge; not so a sword blade or a spear point.

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It would have been hard to find a happier family than the woodcutter's as they set out for the village that day.

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