as in lumberman
a person whose job is to cut down trees the sawmill gets most of its business from the lumberjacks up north

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Recent Examples of lumberjack Plaid can be preppy, when seen in suiting, or for the lumberjack in a flannel shirt. Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025 In the title story, a lumberjack wants to playact as a woman in a bizarre ritual during which men vie for one another’s attention by pinning a cloth triangle to their groins. Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 Options are limited for our tender lumberjack. Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 The novel is also centered around a dance that the lumberjacks hold, in which some of the men volunteer to attend as women; a tradition Peters learned about through her research. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lumberjack

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“Lumberjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberjack. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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