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logger

[law-ger, log-er] / ˈlɔ gər, ˈlɒg ər /
NOUN
lumberjack
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Jackson, who lost the Democratic primary for governor earlier this year, is a logger from far northern Aroostook County whose views turned more progressive as time went on.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Mr. Jackson’s campaign website portrays him as an man of the people, not a politician: “A fifth-generation logger from Allagash” and a “lifelong fighter for workers’ rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

One thing to know: This Sundance Film Festival hit about the life and sorrows of a logger in early 20th-century America is based on a novella by Denis Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

At the dawn of the 20th century, a logger played by Joel Edgerton tromps through the woods cutting down timber that will build a country which is rapidly leaving him behind.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Surgery and hospitalization account for six months of that year; the remainder he spent recuperating in the forest home, near Bellingham, of a young Indian logger and fisherman.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

It burned down 183 homes here in Le Porge, a tiny town in the middle of the forest where loggers live alongside neighbors who commute to Bordeaux.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

A screen that shows loggers which trees to cut and which to leave standing to maximize financial returns decades down the line.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Now, Bekewei is on the other side of the law, working as a ranger tracking down hunters and loggers in the sprawling reserve.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and objective best pieces of art they encountered in the preceding calendar year.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

They didn’t have to rely on the main roads, either; their loggers knew the network of private roads they’d built through the trees.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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