wood chopper

Axe-wielding laborer

A wood chopper is a person who chops wood, typically for firewood or lumber.

The term also applies to tools or machines designed for splitting logs: We rented a wood chopper to process the fallen oak.

In Australian slang, wood chopper refers to competitive axemen who race to fell logs at agricultural shows.

tool

axe

Bladed tool for chopping

wedge · blade · handle · edge · sharp · steel · iron · chisel · adze · broadaxe

person

lumberjack

Professional tree cutter

outdoorsman · sawyer · pioneer · laborer · flannel · plaid · suspenders · workboots · brawny · backwoods

firewood

kindling

Material for starting fires

cordwood · seasoned · greenwood · woodpile · woodshed · hearth · stove · fireplace · fuel · drying

timber

hardwood

Dense deciduous timber

  • softwoodConiferous tree lumber
  • oakQuercus genus member
  • mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree

ash · hickory · birch · cherry · walnut · cedar · pine · spruce · grain · bark

Opposites
method of wood processing

wood choppersawmill

Log-to-board factory

lumber mill · sawyer · wood carver · woodturner · cabinetmaker

relationship to wood/trees

wood choppertree planter

One who cultivates seedlings

arborist · tree hugger · forester · conservationist · tree surgeon

wood processing method

wood choppersawmill

Log-to-board factory

lumber mill · wood chipper · timber mill · paper mill

Family

wood, chopper, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woodland, woodwork, woodworking

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G