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lumberjack Definition

☆ lumber·jack (lum′bər jak′)

noun

  1. logger
  2. an earlier type of short, woolen or leather coat or jacket, of a kind worn by lumberjacks

lumberjack Synonyms

lumberjack

n.

lumberer, logger, lumberman, lumber cutter, feller, trimmer, cruiser, scaler, skid man, rafter, topper, birler, choker, rigger, bucker, bellman, whistle punk*, brush rat*, bush-whacker*; see also laborer, woodsman, worker.

lumberjack Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: I think I may pack it all in and become a lumberjack.

Adjective modifier

  • Canadian: Paul's father was a Canadian lumberjack - he was very big.
  • good: It shows I was either a good lumberjack or a lazy one.

Modifies a noun

  • shirt: Rough place, smelly men in lumberjack shirts, more fiercely American than Dubya.
  • tonic: Called the lumberjacks tonic because of the incredible energy boost it gives them.
  • sport: Competitions will include lumberjack sports, ax throwing and ax racing.

Browse dictionary entries near lumberjack

  1. ‹ lumbering
  2. ‹ lumber
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  4. ‹ lumbago
  5. ‹ lum
  6. ‹ Lulu
  7. ‹ Lully
  8. ‹ lullaby
  9. ‹ lull
  10. ‹ lukewarm
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