noun
lumberjack
LUHM-buh-jak
noun
1
A person whose job is cutting down trees for timber.
"The lumberjack felled the old pine in under an hour."
How to Use Lumberjack
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who fells trees for a living, often pictured in a checked flannel shirt.
Common pairings
lumberjack shirt
Word Forms
lumberjacked past tense, lumberjacks plural, lumberjacks singular
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Etymology
From lumber plus jack, a term that originated in Canada.