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logger

[law-ger, log-er] Origin

log·ger

1[law-ger, log-er]
noun
1.
a person whose work is logging; lumberjack.
2.
a tractor used in logging.
3.
a machine for loading logs.

Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; log1 + -er1

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log·ger

2[law-ger, log-er]
adjective Scot.
1.
heavy or thick.
2.
thick-headed; stupid.

Origin:
1665–75; back formation from loggerhead
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logger (ˈlɒɡə)
 
n
1.  another word for lumberjack
2.  a tractor or crane for handling logs

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logger
1734, from log (n.).
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