as in lumberman
a person whose job is to cut down trees the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down

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Recent Examples of logger Hudson’s father, Cecil, a logger, had a ferocious temper that scared even his own parents, who lived nearby. Eileen Finan, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 The titular novella follows restless loggers who plan a wintertime dance, on the condition that some of them attend as women. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Repositories using tj-actions that trusted tags rather than hashes of vetted versions ended up running the memory scraper/logger. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 Hosted by logger Jared Douglas, who risks life and livelihood to harvest the most massive – and valuable – timber on Earth. Peter White, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for logger
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Noun
  • In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
    Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
  • In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
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  • In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Acting Associate Chief of the Forest Service Chris French instructed regional foresters and deputy chiefs throughout the agency in an April 3 letter to boost timber volumes by 25% over the next four to five years.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The grants likely frozen support research to understand contamination on Maine farms as well as money for youth programs, fishermen and foresters.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025

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