Lumberman
/ˈlʌm.bər.mən/noun
A man who cuts, transports, or works with timber.
Did you know?The first part of lumberman comes from lumber, a word that originally meant bulky, useless stuff or discarded timber before it became tied to the logging world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lūmbaz
“clumsy, awkward”
Middle English
ME
lumber
“useless odds and ends; cumbrous furniture or timber”
16th Century
English
lumber
“timber or wood prepared for use; also bulky, disordered stuff”
17th Century
English
lumberman
“a man who works in the lumber trade, especially cutting or moving timber”
Modern English
English
lumberman
“a worker in the logging or timber industry”
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