timberman
/ˈtɪmbərmən/
noun
- A person who works in the timber industry, especially one who cuts down trees or manages forests.
- My grandfather worked as a timberman in the Pacific Northwest for forty years.
- A skilled timberman knows how to fell a tree without damaging the surrounding forest.
- The timberman carefully marked which trees were ready to be cut.
- A person who buys and sells timber or lumber.
- As a timberman, she traveled to several states to find the best quality wood.
- The timberman negotiated a fair price for the load of pine logs.
- The local timberman supplied lumber to all the construction companies in the area.
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