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for·est·er \ˈfȯrə̇stə(r), ˈfär-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English forster, forester, from Old French forestier from forest + -ier -er — more at forest 1. : an officer formerly charged with the watching of a royal forest in Great Britain and with the preserving of its plants and game animals 2. a. : a person in charge of growing timber (as on an estate) b. : a person who supervises the development, care, and management of forest land or forest parkland 3. : an inhabitant or frequenter of the forest: as a. : a half-wild English pony of the New Forest area b. also forester moth (1) : any of various moths of the family Agaristidae — see eight-spotted forester (2) : any of several brightly colored European moths of the family Zygaenidae c. Australia : giant kangaroo; especially : a male giant kangaroo 4. usually capitalized : a member of one of the major benevolent and fraternal orders |