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lumberman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AH1 M B ER0 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A man involved in the production or sale of lumber; a lumberjack or logger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who fells trees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lumberjack, logger, feller, faller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack

Narrower terms: scorer, Bunyan, Paul Bunyan

History

Etymology

From lumber + -man.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: ტყისმჭრელი (ṭq̇ismč̣reli) — person involved in lumber
  • Romanian: cherestegiu — person involved in lumber
  • Russian: лесору́б (lesorúb) — person involved in lumber