lumberman
Timber industry worker
A lumberman works in the lumber industry—felling trees, transporting logs, or processing timber at a mill.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned; logger or mill worker are more common today.
His grandfather was a lumberman in the Pacific Northwest.
Motor-driven cutting tool
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- fellingDowning standing timber
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
bucking · skidder · yarder · faller · sawyer · board-feet · stumpage · pulpwood
Powdery timber waste
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- workbootsDurable footwear for manual labor
- musclesContractile body tissue
strength · foreman · union · shift · overtime · paycheck · blue-collar · fatigue
Soft napped cloth
- beardFacial hair growth
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
grizzled · calloused · sturdy · hardy · robust · stalwart · rawboned · leathery
Forested land area
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
timberland · woodlot · forestland · old-growth · stand · grove · wilderness · backcountry
chainsaw
Motor-driven cutting tool
clearcutting · bucking · skidder · yarder · faller · sawyer · board-feet · stumpage · pulpwood · springboard
sawdust
Powdery timber waste
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- workbootsDurable footwear for manual labor
muscles · strength · foreman · union · shift · overtime · paycheck · blue-collar · fatigue · journeyman
flannel
Soft napped cloth
burly · grizzled · calloused · sturdy · hardy · robust · stalwart · rawboned · leathery · barrel-chested
woodland
Forested land area
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- canopyOverhead protective covering
underbrush · timberland · woodlot · forestland · old-growth · stand · grove · wilderness · backcountry · tree-line
lumbermantree planter
One who cultivates seedlings
conservationist · forester · arborist · forest ranger · environmentalist
lumbermancarpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
cabinetmaker · finish carpenter · woodworker · joiner · sawyer