# lumberjack

/ˈɫəmbɝˌdʒæk/ (US) · /lˈʌmbədʒˌæk/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/lumberjack
Updated: 2026-05-30

## Definition

a person who cuts down trees and prepares them for use as wood. You often see them working in forests or on logging trucks.

For teachers: a worker who fells trees and prepares them for transport or processing. Often associated with the logging industry in North America and Northern Europe.

## Examples

- The lumberjack used a large axe to cut the tree.
- After the heavy snowstorm, the lumberjack had to clear a path through the fallen branches to reach the truck.
- The local economy relied heavily on the lumberjack for decades, as the dense pine forests provided the raw materials for the region's primary export industry.

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