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

Other Word Forms

• woodcutting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodcutter¹

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

Example Sentences

At the start of the film, a woodcutter and a priest take shelter from intense rain in the ruins of the mighty Rashomon Gate in Kyoto.

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Two days later, Sept. 30, a woodcutter spotted Grimm in the area of Ash Fork, west of Williams.

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His first job was as a woodcutter, back when Clydesdale horses were still used to haul timber out of Highland forests.

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Surreal and violent, it opens with an enchanted piece of wood that ends up in the hands of a poor woodcutter, Geppetto.

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The list of day jobs for Almazán’s players included a shepherd, a woodcutter, a chicken breeder, a singer and a tai chi instructor.

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