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Definition of Lumberjack
1. Noun. A person who fells trees.
Specialized synonyms: Bunyan, Paul Bunyan
Generic synonyms: Jack, Laborer, Labourer, Manual Laborer
Specialized synonyms: Scorer
Derivative terms: Fell, Log
2. Noun. A short warm outer jacket.
Definition of Lumberjack
1. Noun. a person whose work is to fell trees. ¹
2. Noun. a lumberjacket. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lumberjack
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lumberjack
Literary usage of Lumberjack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supervised Study: A Discussion of the Study Lesson in High School by Alfred Lawrence Hall-Quest (1920)
"The past life of the average lumberjack. V. Description of his life. 1. ...
The lumberjack and modern industry. 1. The lumber industry. 2. Indian in woods. ..."
2. The New Garden of Canada: By Pack-horse and Canoe Through Undeveloped New by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot (1911)
"The lumberjack will come first—the timber cruiser spying out new resources for
... The land at the moment is absolutely valueless except to the lumberjack. ..."
3. Trade Unionism and Labor Problems by John Rogers Commons (1921)
"A "regular" lumberjack cannot marry, for he cannot take his wife to the camp,
... Secondly, if a man becomes a "regular" lumberjack, he is not fit for ..."
4. Diet for the Sick by Harry Edwin Lewis (1912)
"Consideration has to be taken of the idiosyncracies of individuals—for instance:
a lumberjack consumes a great deal of energy and his muscles produce much ..."
5. Employment and Natural Resources: Possibilities of Making New Opportunities by United States Dept. of Labor, Benton MacKaye, United States Forest Service (1919)
"The problem of " the lumberjack." " No one who has the interest of America at
heart," says the Secretary of Labor in his latest annual report,1 " can look ..."
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