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lum·ber·jack
/
ˈlʌm
bərˌdʒæk
/
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[
luhm
-ber-jak
]
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noun
1.
a person who works at
lumbering
; logger.
2.
lumber jacket
.
3.
Canadian.
the gray jay.
Origin:
1825–35;
lumber
1
+
jack
1
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lumberjack
(ˈlʌmbəˌdʒæk)
—
n
(esp in North America) a person whose work involves felling trees, transporting the timber, etc
[C19: from
lumber
1
+
jack
1
(man)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
lumberjack
1831, Canadian Eng., from
lumber
+
Jack
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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