woodcutter

[woo d-kuht-er]

noun

a person who cuts down trees for firewood.

a person who makes woodcuts.

Nearby words

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

Then he drew in his head and the tree closed together, and that was the last the woodcutter heard or saw of the trolls.
Wonder Tales from Many Lands|Katharine Pyle
Her cry summoned the woodcutter, who came running up, very pale, with his axe in his hand.
Kisington Town|Abbie Farwell Brown
The two men were riding by a grove of live-oaks along a woodcutter's cart track, and were assailed without a moment's warning.
Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches|Theodore Roosevelt
Upon the edge of a great forest a woodcutter had built him a cottage, and soon he brought a fair young bride to live in it.
In Story-land|Elizabeth Harrison

However, a woodcutter remarked that she would soon get tired, and would not be able to go far.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola

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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