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faller

faller

7.8
A person who cuts down trees as part of forest work
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːlər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : maderero
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Examples

  • During the logging season, the faller worked long hours to harvest timber from the forest.

  • The faller skillfully cut down the tree while ensuring safety protocols were followed.

  • Maybe I'm our faller.

    About Time (2013)

  • As a professional faller, she took pride in her ability to fell trees with precision and care.

Synonyms

logger
vsfaller
30 2.4

A person who cuts down trees for wood

describes the same cutting work within logging operations rather than industry output
lumberjack
vsfaller
11 4.4

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood

focuses mainly on the cutting role within broader logging operations
woodcutter
vsfaller
5 3.0

A person who cuts down trees and chops them into logs

is used for cutting in larger logging operations rather than small chopping jobs
feller
vsfaller
  • US
4 8.1

A person who cuts down trees with an axe or saw

has identical meaning and is an alternate form of the same term
lumberman
vsfaller
  • US
1 5.6

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building

describes the same job but in a gender neutral way in the given description
woodchopper
vsfaller
1 3.4

A person who cuts wood for fire or as a job

refers specifically to cutting as part of organized logging work
lumberer
vsfaller
  • US
3.7

A person who cuts down trees in forests and moves the wood

focuses on the cutting task within logging rather than added transport duties

Antonyms

planter
3 2.3

A person who puts seeds or young trees into the ground for crops

Surface Forms

faller singular
fallers plural

Morphology

faller = fall (semi-transparent) = fall + er

While 'faller' is derived from 'fall' in the context of logging, the specific occupational meaning is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Faller can also mean a worker who cuts down trees because it uses fall and -er, a person who makes something 'fall'. That's why a faller in logging is the person who brings a tree down.