lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak 
plural lumberjacks
: someone whose job is to cut down trees for wood : logger
Levi jeans became regulation wear for cowboys, railroaders, lumberjacks, oil drillers and other labourers.—
Jane Dorner
Jane Dorner… white pines live centuries—four or more—and attain massive size. The biggest grew in Pennsylvania, where lumberjacks felled at least one 200-foot specimen …—John Stilgoe
John Stilgoe
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the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north
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In addition to a hairstyle fit for the country singer, 63, in the early ‘90s, Kelce also rounded out his look with a brown leather bomber jacket worn over a plaid button-down shirt for some serious lumberjack vibes, topping off his look with a pair of blue denim jeans.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The cozy layer comes in more than two dozen colorways, but I’m smitten with this pink version that gives girlie lumberjack vibes.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
Elsewhere, the primary bedroom doubles as a lumberjack’s dream, featuring a stone fireplace and log cabin-style exposed wood walls.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Karl Bischoff, a rancher and a lumberjack, stands on land that has been in his family for six generations, in Celista, British Columbia, April 23.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The cozy layer comes in more than two dozen colorways, but I’m smitten with this pink version that gives girlie lumberjack vibes.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
Elsewhere, the primary bedroom doubles as a lumberjack’s dream, featuring a stone fireplace and log cabin-style exposed wood walls.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Karl Bischoff, a rancher and a lumberjack, stands on land that has been in his family for six generations, in Celista, British Columbia, April 23.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak
: logger
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