fellers
Guys with chainsaws
Fellers is the plural of feller, an informal or dialectal spelling of fellow that reflects how the word is actually pronounced in casual speech.
It refers to men or boys in a friendly, familiar way: The fellers are coming over to watch the game.
In rural American English especially, fellers carries a folksy, down-to-earth quality.
Separately, fellers can mean people who cut down trees—those who fell timber for a living.
Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- timberWood for construction
- loggingRecording system events
- flannelSoft napped cloth
stumps · clearcut · sawmill · buckers · chaps · hardhat · logroll · treefall
Wood for construction
- loggingRecording system events
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
reforestation · forest management · sawmill · conservation · woodland · canopy · underbrush · biodiversity
Thickened protective skin areas
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- musclesContractile body tissue
- strengthPower to exert force
- workwearGarments for employment
boots · hardhat · toil · fatigue · physical · blue-collar · grueling · backbreaking
Men, spoken casually
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- solidarityUnity among allies
kinship · rapport · friendship · loyalty · trust · fellowship · crew · gang
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
flannel · stumps · clearcut · sawmill · buckers · chaps · hardhat · logroll · treefall · whistle
timber
Wood for construction
- loggingRecording system events
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- harvestingGathering mature crops
clearcutting · reforestation · forest management · sawmill · conservation · woodland · canopy · underbrush · biodiversity · sustainability
calluses
Thickened protective skin areas
workwear · boots · hardhat · toil · fatigue · physical · blue-collar · grueling · backbreaking · shifts
fellas
Men, spoken casually
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
solidarity · kinship · rapport · friendship · loyalty · trust · fellowship · crew · gang · mates
- lumberjackslumberjacks, loggers, woodcutters, fallers, sawyers
- logging townslogging camp, sawmill, lumber mill, loggers, logging roads
- social tiesfriends, pals, buddies, mates, companions
fellerstree planters
Those who set saplings
planters · arborists · conservationists · foresters · nurserymen