Lumberjack
noun
A person who cuts down trees and transports the wood to be used.
The lumberjack was busy cutting down the trees with a chainsaw.
Often appears as...
- lumberjack job
- lumberjack clothes
noun
A competitor in a lumberjack event, a sporting competition where participants use lumberjack skills.
He was an Olympic-level competitor in the world lumberjack championships.
Often appears as...
- lumberjack competition
- lumberjack event
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noun
A person who cuts down trees and transports the wood to be used.
The lumberjack was busy cutting down the trees with a chainsaw.
Often appears as...
- lumberjack job
- lumberjack clothes
noun
A competitor in a lumberjack event, a sporting competition where participants use lumberjack skills.
He was an Olympic-level competitor in the world lumberjack championships.
Often appears as...
- lumberjack competition
- lumberjack event
Usage tips
Specific
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Occupational Image
Lumberjack has a rugged, outdoorsy connotation, often associated with physical strength.
His strength and skills with an axe made him the perfect lumberjack.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Stereotype
Lumberjacks are stereotypically depicted wearing plaid shirts and having beards.
He dressed like a lumberjack to the costume party.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Lumberjacks played a vital role in the building and development of early America.
Lumberjacks used to transport logs via rivers to sawmills.
Pro Tip 1/3Occupational Image
Lumberjack has a rugged, outdoorsy connotation, often associated with physical strength.
His strength and skills with an axe made him the perfect lumberjack.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Stereotype
Lumberjacks are stereotypically depicted wearing plaid shirts and having beards.
He dressed like a lumberjack to the costume party.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Lumberjacks played a vital role in the building and development of early America.
Lumberjacks used to transport logs via rivers to sawmills.
Pro Tip 1/3Occupational Image
Lumberjack has a rugged, outdoorsy connotation, often associated with physical strength.
His strength and skills with an axe made him the perfect lumberjack.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Stereotype
Lumberjacks are stereotypically depicted wearing plaid shirts and having beards.
He dressed like a lumberjack to the costume party.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Lumberjacks played a vital role in the building and development of early America.
Lumberjacks used to transport logs via rivers to sawmills.
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Cradle to cradle design...
among the first growth and big growth. My grandfather had been a lumberjack in the Olympics, so I have a lot of tree karma I am working off. I went to Yale for graduate school, studied in a building of this style by Le Corbusier, affectionately known in our business as Brutalism.
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How did English evolve?...
When you pictured the hearty welcome, did you see an earthy scene with relatives hugging and talking loudly? Were they drinking beer? Were they wearing lumberjack shirts and jeans? And what about the cordial reception? I bet you pictured a far more classy and refined crowd.
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I Bought a Rain Forest,...
cutting it down so I you know I wanted to know why a man with such reverence for the for the forests which respect for it would do that and his wife left him he stopped two girls he's putting through college neither of them will speak to him because he's a logger and
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I Bought a Rain Forest,...
this bloke turns up with a boom pole and a camera. Anyway, he's not going to attack us, is he? Anyway, we sat down and we hung out and I basically said "You gotta leave. You know, it's not working. You can't stay on this land. You are the bad illegal logger.
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How trees talk to each...
I used to lay on the forest floor and stare up at the tree crowns. They were giants. My grandfather was a giant, too. He was a horse logger, and he used to selectively cut cedar poles from the inland rainforest.
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Breaking Bones PIPE...
barely scratches the bone hi there tough it's incredibly tough i think i could probably get through it if i had maybe half an hour of hammering away like a lumberjack I think you probably need a
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Epic Gannet Journeys PIPE...
microchip technology and came up with the perfect gannets gadget they fix a mini data logger to the gannets tail feathers it's so small the birds hardly even know it's there and
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Bloodwood: Rosewood...
up ahead more cod recognizes a letter k carved into a tree the marking belongs to a logger you can chase him for months the loggers have grown so brazen that
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Leafcutter Ants PIPE...
this is nature's equivalent to a small berserk lumberjack with a turbo powered chainsaw it's a leaf cutter ant and no
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Inside a Tornado PIPE...
wind speeds outside reach nearly a hundred and five miles per hour but the science data logger attached to the
Video examples
Cradle to cradle design...
among the first growth and big growth. My grandfather had been a lumberjack in the Olympics, so I have a lot of tree karma I am working off. I went to Yale for graduate school, studied in a building of this style by Le Corbusier, affectionately known in our business as Brutalism.
Video examples
How did English evolve?...
When you pictured the hearty welcome, did you see an earthy scene with relatives hugging and talking loudly? Were they drinking beer? Were they wearing lumberjack shirts and jeans? And what about the cordial reception? I bet you pictured a far more classy and refined crowd.
Video examples
I Bought a Rain Forest,...
cutting it down so I you know I wanted to know why a man with such reverence for the for the forests which respect for it would do that and his wife left him he stopped two girls he's putting through college neither of them will speak to him because he's a logger and
Video examples
I Bought a Rain Forest,...
this bloke turns up with a boom pole and a camera. Anyway, he's not going to attack us, is he? Anyway, we sat down and we hung out and I basically said "You gotta leave. You know, it's not working. You can't stay on this land. You are the bad illegal logger.
Video examples
How trees talk to each...
I used to lay on the forest floor and stare up at the tree crowns. They were giants. My grandfather was a giant, too. He was a horse logger, and he used to selectively cut cedar poles from the inland rainforest.
Video examples
Breaking Bones PIPE...
barely scratches the bone hi there tough it's incredibly tough i think i could probably get through it if i had maybe half an hour of hammering away like a lumberjack I think you probably need a
Video examples
Epic Gannet Journeys PIPE...
microchip technology and came up with the perfect gannets gadget they fix a mini data logger to the gannets tail feathers it's so small the birds hardly even know it's there and
Video examples
Bloodwood: Rosewood...
up ahead more cod recognizes a letter k carved into a tree the marking belongs to a logger you can chase him for months the loggers have grown so brazen that
Video examples
Leafcutter Ants PIPE...
this is nature's equivalent to a small berserk lumberjack with a turbo powered chainsaw it's a leaf cutter ant and no
Video examples
Inside a Tornado PIPE...
wind speeds outside reach nearly a hundred and five miles per hour but the science data logger attached to the
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Quote examples
Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial hair is a big turn-on. Most of the kids I hang out with in New York are hipster arty types, but I like a stronger, more physically imposing man - like a lumberjack.
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Kalidou Koulibaly
French Athlete
I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants - Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack.
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Sean Duffy
American Politician
I come from a long line of lumberjacks. My family has a proud heritage of swinging the ax. I've always been quick to take on a big piece of timber, and I'm just as ready to topple the big spending in Washington.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Thomas Pynchon looks exactly like Thomas Pynchon should look. He is tall, he wears lumberjack shirts and blue jeans. He has Albert Einstein white hair and Bugs Bunny front teeth.
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Alex Horne
British Comedian
I used to work in 'Big Brother' in the third series, I was a logger, which was the worst of all jobs, you had to sit and watch what happens and type it into a computer.
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Rory McCann
Scottish Actor
I was a lumberjack for years, a pub bouncer, I've sung in a band; in fact, I still sing, and I even trained myself to be a tree surgeon.
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Jeff Merkley
American Politician
I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table.
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Alex Horne
British Comedian
I used to work as a logger, which is the lowest of the low, you just had to type up what happens.
Quote examples
Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial hair is a big turn-on. Most of the kids I hang out with in New York are hipster arty types, but I like a stronger, more physically imposing man - like a lumberjack.
Quote examples
Kalidou Koulibaly
French Athlete
I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants - Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack.
Quote examples
Sean Duffy
American Politician
I come from a long line of lumberjacks. My family has a proud heritage of swinging the ax. I've always been quick to take on a big piece of timber, and I'm just as ready to topple the big spending in Washington.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Thomas Pynchon looks exactly like Thomas Pynchon should look. He is tall, he wears lumberjack shirts and blue jeans. He has Albert Einstein white hair and Bugs Bunny front teeth.
Quote examples
Alex Horne
British Comedian
I used to work in 'Big Brother' in the third series, I was a logger, which was the worst of all jobs, you had to sit and watch what happens and type it into a computer.
Quote examples
Rory McCann
Scottish Actor
I was a lumberjack for years, a pub bouncer, I've sung in a band; in fact, I still sing, and I even trained myself to be a tree surgeon.
Quote examples
Jeff Merkley
American Politician
I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table.
Quote examples
Alex Horne
British Comedian
I used to work as a logger, which is the lowest of the low, you just had to type up what happens.
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