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lumberman

lum·ber·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luhm-ber-muh n]
    • /ˈlʌm bər mən/
    • /ˈlʌm.bə.mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhm-ber-muh n]
    • /ˈlʌm bər mən/

Definitions of lumberman word

  • noun plural lumberman a person who deals in lumber. 1
  • abbreviation LUMBERMAN lumberjack. 1
  • noun lumberman See -man.   1
  • noun lumberman A lumberjack, a logger. 1
  • countable noun lumberman A lumberman is a man who sells timber. 0
  • abbreviation LUMBERMAN logger 0

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Origin of lumberman

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1810-20; lumber1 + man1

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Parts of speech for Lumberman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lumberman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lumberman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lumberman

noun lumberman

  • logger — a person whose work is logging; lumberjack.
  • fellerRobert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918–2010, U.S. baseball player.
  • cruiser — A cruiser is a motor boat which has an area for people to live or sleep in.
  • trimmer — the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
  • birl — to spin; twirl

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