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lumberman N. Amer.|ˈlʌmbəmən| [f. lumber n.1 + man.] One whose work is among lumber or rough timber, esp. one who fells and dresses timber in the forest.
a1817T. Dwight Trav. New Eng., etc. II. (1821) 166 The lumbermen were without employment. 1870Emerson Soc. & Solit. Wks. (Bohn) III. 1 He envied every drover and lumberman in the tavern. 1893Scribner's Mag. June 711/1 The veteran lumberman and politician, Hon. Philetus Sawyer, is a conspicuous example. |