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Definition of "lumberman" []

  • A person who trades in lumber. (noun)
  • A lumberjack or logger. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lumberman" in a sentence
  • "Praise be, my regular customers knew I wasn't the kind of lumberman who tries to crawl out of filling low-priced orders after the market has gone up."
  • "Not only is the farmer benefited by the creation of a demand for his products, but the miner, the lumberman and the freighter."
  • "Skin clothing is then the only thing that is of any use; but at this time of year, when the sun is above the horizon for the whole twenty-four hours, one can go for a long time without being more heavily clad than a lumberman working in the woods."