as in lumberman
a person whose job is to cut down trees the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down

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Recent Examples of logger Trash and recycling collection is fifth most dangerous job in the US, after loggers, fishermen, aircraft pilots, and roofers. Michael Hardy, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2018 On July 31, two loggers cutting trees in Eldorado National Forest came across a human skull and other bones. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 In 2019, Paulino and his cousin were ambushed by a group of the loggers who killed Paulino and wounded his cousin. Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024 In the new show's trailer, veteran logger Jared Douglas and his team of loggers head out into the wilderness for their chance to take down massive, highly valuable trees that can be worth up to $70K each. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for logger 
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Noun
  • In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.
    Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
  • Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2023
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  • And good luck to the knees and ankles of any forward in the 1980s who got close enough to a Ron Hextall or a Billy Smith, who’d take their big goalie paddles and chop a forward down like a lumberjack.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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    McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • City foresters are seeking $150,000 to test chemical treatments and other maintenance.
    Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Mount Dora’s new urban forester will also be in attendance for a meet and greet and tips on tree care.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Logger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logger. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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