timberman

[ tim-ber-muhn ]

noun,plural tim·ber·men.
  1. a person who prepares, erects, and maintains mine timbers.

Origin of timberman

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at timber, man

Words Nearby timberman

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How to use timberman in a sentence

  • "This is a handsome spot," said Thousandacres, whose real name was Aaron timberman.

    The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore Cooper
  • They could do nothing, aboard a drowned timberman with empty davits, and a list of perhaps forty degrees, but let her go.

    The Last Entry | William Clark Russell
  • When he talked of boarding the timberman and bringing off the eight men, his imagination was a little confused.

    The Last Entry | William Clark Russell
  • The boys watched his departure sadly, for they had counted a great deal on the help that the young timberman could give them.

  • We went into camp, and before breakfast a timberman called on us.

    On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher Woodward

British Dictionary definitions for timberman

timberman

/ (ˈtɪmbəmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. any of various longicorn beetles that have destructive wood-eating larvae: Also called: timberman beetle

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