lumberman

[ luhm-ber-muhn ]

noun

, plural lum·ber·men.

1. a person who deals in lumber.
2. lumberjack.

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumberman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; lumber ¹ + man

Example Sentences

The last major project developed by lumberman and real estate entrepreneur C.D.

From Seattle Times

“One time, the tsar tried to chop down that big tree. We’re pretty sure that’s where he lives. But the trees attacked the lumbermen.”

From Literature

Chestnut trees could rise to 120 feet, with as much as the first 50 feet uninterrupted by branches or knots — a lumberman’s dream.

From New York Times

A salesman pulls out all the stops in a last-ditch effort to sell his latest tractor to an old-fashioned lumberman.

From Los Angeles Times

Her father, Joshua Coleman, had farmed and worked as a lumberman, and, in the 1930s, was employed at the local upmarket resort, the Greenbrier.

From The Guardian