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lumberjack

noun

  1. person who cuts down trees
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ / /ˈlʌm.bə.d͡ʒæk/

noun

Etymology: From lumber + jack, of Canadian origin.

  1. A person whose work is to fell trees.

    He's a lumberjack and he's OK / He sleeps all night and works all day / I cut down trees, I eat my lunch / I go to the lavatory

  2. A lumberjacket.

verb

Etymology: From lumber + jack, of Canadian origin.

  1. To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.

    Many of the lumberjacking memories have faded to black and white, the brightest moments colored mostly by Jim McKay’s yellow blazer.