lumberjack

[luhm-ber-jak] /ˈlʌm bərˌdʒæk/
noun
1.
a person who works at lumbering; logger.
2.
lumber jacket.
3.
Canadian. the gray jay.
Origin
1825-35; lumber1 + jack1
Examples from the web for lumberjack
  • The lumberjack doesn't whine and complain how life is unfair and how tree regulations made it happen.
  • He says that his lumberjack colleagues always got drunk at lunchtime and so he was constantly worried about being sawed in half.
  • There was a pool table, draft beer, and lumberjack food.
  • And there's always some form of entertainment scheduled, such as the popular lumberjack comedy show.
  • Beards are big on campus, from lumberjack-full to sculptured.
  • At the same time, he makes his first stab at playwriting with a short piece about a homicidal lumberjack.
  • Apple is a lumberjack running in place on a spinning log.
  • Discover the lifestyle and work skills that made up the life of a lumberjack.
  • Test your knowledge of lumberjack lingo and discover the importance of tree products in everyday life.
  • Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.
British Dictionary definitions for lumberjack

lumberjack

/ˈlʌmbəˌdʒæk/
noun
1.
(esp in North America) a person whose work involves felling trees, transporting the timber, etc
Word Origin
C19: from lumber1 + jack1 (man)
Word Origin and History for lumberjack
n.

1831, Canadian English, from lumber (n.) + Jack.