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feller

feller

4 8.1
A person who cuts down trees with an axe or saw
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛlər/
  • US
translation icon : leñador
  • feller buncher

Examples

  • The feller buncher is a smaller machine, with pinchers and a saw at the end.

    Academic text (2004)

  • "The folks will have to be working among fellers dropping hazardous trees and utility crews working to get the power back on in there," Mueller said.

    Blog text (4)

  • In July 2002 (stand age 17 years), the site was operationally thinned with a feller-buncher to 395 trees ha-1.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The experienced feller used a chainsaw to cut down the large tree.

  • During the winter months, the local feller works in the forest to gather timber.

  • The company hired a skilled feller to manage their logging operations.

Synonyms

logger
vsfeller
30 2.4

A person who cuts down trees for wood

works mainly within logging operations rather than focusing only on timber output
lumberjack
vsfeller
11 4.4

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood

focuses on cutting within logging work rather than on postcut processing
woodcutter
vsfeller
5 3.0

A person who cuts down trees and chops them into logs

works as part of larger logging operations rather than primarily local wood chopping
lumberman
vsfeller
  • US
1 5.6

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building

does not indicate the gender of the person doing the job
timberman
vsfeller
1 7.1

A person who works with wood from trees, for example cutting or selling it

focuses on the specific act of cutting trees rather than broader industry roles
faller
vsfeller
  • Jargon
7.8

A person who cuts down trees as part of forest work

is the identical meaning but differs as an alternative word form
lumberwoman
vsfeller
  • US
9.2

A woman who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building

does not indicate the gender of the person doing the job
lumberer
vsfeller
  • US
3.7

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

focuses on cutting within logging work rather than on moving the wood

Antonyms

planter
3 2.3

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

Surface Forms

feller singular
fellows plural

Morphology

feller = fell (transparent) = fell + er

The word is a straightforward agent noun meaning a person who fells trees.

Etymology

Feller comes from the verb fell meaning 'to cut down' plus the ending -er that names a person, so a feller is literally someone who cuts down trees.