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 Fred Alley and James Kaplan's eternally popular hit musical, lumberjacks up north enjoy their bachelor camp world until a woman shows up who puts them in a tizzy.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
But Ortega sawed through Fallon like some sort of Monty Python–level lumberjack.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
But Ortega sawed through Fallon like some sort of Monty Python–level lumberjack.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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
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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumberjack. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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lumberjack
noun
lum·ber·jack
ˈləm-bər-ˌjak
: logger
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