feller

Ax-wielding woodsman

A feller is someone who fells trees—cuts them down for timber.

The word also appears as dialectal or informal spelling of "fellow," representing casual pronunciation: That feller over there owes me money.

This spelling signals folksy or rural speech.

lumberjack

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

woodcutter · logger · sawyer · flannel · plaid · suspenders · boots · hardhat · sawmill · stump

person

guy

Chap or steadying cable

man · dude · gent · lad · mate · pal · buddy · character · individual · gentleman

forestry

silviculture

Forest cultivation practice

selective · thinning · stand · plantation · reforestation · conservation · sustainable · yield · rotation · marking

machine

buncher

One who gathers together

forwarder · grapple · hydraulic · mechanized · logging · equipment · operator · cab · tracks · boom

Categories
Opposites
tree activity

fellerplanter

Container for greenery

tree planter · forester · arborist · conservationist · nurseryman

GENDER (informal fellow sense)

fellerlady

Courteous term for woman

woman · lass · dame · girl · miss

Phrases
Family

fell, felled, felling, fellers, unfelled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G