timberman

[ tim-ber-muhn ]

noun

, plural tim·ber·men.

1. a person who prepares, erects, and maintains mine timbers.

timberman

/ ˈtɪmbəmən /

noun

1. any of various longicorn beetles that have destructive wood-eating larvae Also calledtimberman beetle

Word History and Origins

Origin of timberman¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; timber, man

Example Sentences

Pattinson plays a former timberman named Ephraim Winslow, who is just looking for an honest wage doing chores and manual labor under Thomas’s supervision.

From Washington Post

Ray was born in Jackson County one of 17 kids, his father a timberman, he said they never had much money.

From Washington Times

Proulx presents a thrilling, 300-year saga about the vast forests and the rapacious timbermen who enabled the United States to conquer the world.

From Washington Post

At a few places there were narrow footpaths, subterranean in the quality of their light, made by timbermen when searching for suitable trees for the saw-mill.

From Project Gutenberg

The northwestern timberman approves all measures that will give the greatest number of people the greatest permanent opportunity to profit by the fullest use and least waste of all our resources.

From Project Gutenberg