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woodcutter

woodcutter

5 3.0
A person who cuts down trees and chops them into logs
  • noun
  • /ˈwʊdˌkʌtər/
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  • Wouldn't you like to become a woodcutter?

They encountered woodcutters, but none of the woodcutters had weapons.

Examples

  • She lived with her little grandson, her son a woodcutter, and his wife.

    Academic text (1995)
  • I sat there on that boulder like a lost old king listening to the tales of the woodcutter's little daughter.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter.

  • I might have promised the woodcutter we'd help him today.

  • I know what a woodcutter earns.

  • Your true parents were very poor woodcutters.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Even you must admit, this is preferable to spending the night in a woodcutter's hut.

  • Once a week, I would awaken to the cries of the woodcutters, and then I knew it was Sunday.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • But there are wolves in the woods and fewer and fewer woodcutters, so everyone must be more and more vigilant.

    Blog text (28)
  • Every morning, the woodcutter entered the woods with an ax to cut down trees.

Synonyms

logger
vswoodcutter
30 2.4

A person who cuts down trees for wood

is more about chopping smaller wood for general use
lumberjack
vswoodcutter
11 4.4

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood

focuses on cutting trees and chopping wood for general use
feller
vswoodcutter
  • US
4 8.1

A person who cuts down trees with an axe or saw

can refer to both cutting trees and chopping wood at home
lumberman
vswoodcutter
  • US
1 5.6

A person who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building

is the gender-neutral term for similar cutting and preparing work
timberman
vswoodcutter
1 7.1

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

is narrower, focusing mainly on direct cutting and chopping tasks
woodchopper
vswoodcutter
1 3.4

A person who cuts wood for fire or as a job

typically refers to professional cutting of trees and chopping for fuel
sawyer
vswoodcutter
1 7.9

A person who cuts wood with a saw as a job

focuses on cutting trees and chopping rather than finishing sawn timber
faller
vswoodcutter
  • Jargon
7.8

A person who cuts down trees as part of forest work

is used more widely for anyone cutting or chopping wood by trade
lumberer
vswoodcutter
  • US
3.7

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

focuses on cutting and chopping wood rather than moving it
lumberwoman
vswoodcutter
  • US
9.2

A woman who cuts down trees and prepares wood for building

is the neutral form used for any person doing the same job
axer
vswoodcutter
8.0

A person who chops wood with an axe

is defined by the job of cutting trees and chopping wood regardless of tool
axeman
vswoodcutter
7.2

A person who uses an axe to cut wood

is the occupational role of cutting trees and chopping wood, not tool focus

How Skilled

lumberjack
11 4.4
woodcutter
5 3.0
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

woodcutter singular
woodcutters plural

Morphology

woodcutter = wood + cutter (transparent) = wood + cut + er

A clear compound of 'wood' + 'cutter' meaning a person who cuts wood; the structure and meaning are straightforward.

Etymology

Woodcutter is made of two simple words: wood and cutter, so it literally means 'a cutter of wood'. Picture someone with an axe chopping logs for a fire or building, and you can see why a woodcutter is a person who cuts down trees and chops wood.