Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that cuts wood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person who cuts wood.
- noun A maker of woodcuts; an engraver on wood. See
wood-engraving .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person who cuts wood.
- noun rare An engraver on wood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who cuts down
trees ; alumberjack - noun A person who cuts
wood - noun A person who makes
woodcuts
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cuts down trees and chops wood as a job
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Examples
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A human being in the shape of a woodcutter was almost as startling as if he had been a Prussian.
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Conan and the "woodcutter" were indeed going before the king, although they might not care for what came of it.
Conan the Relentless Green, Roland 1992
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Gesta is a woodcutter and hauler in this remote, landlocked region of the Philippines.
Coleen Jose: The Philippines: Dirt Bikes Emerge as Method for Timber Hauling Coleen Jose 2011
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I wish there was a Darvin Moon in the field; back in 2009, I loved saying "One of the finalists is a woodcutter from Maryland."
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Gesta is a woodcutter and hauler in this remote, landlocked region of the Philippines.
Coleen Jose: The Philippines: Dirt Bikes Emerge as Method for Timber Hauling Coleen Jose 2011
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Gesta is a woodcutter and hauler in this remote, landlocked region of the Philippines.
Coleen Jose: The Philippines: Dirt Bikes Emerge as Method for Timber Hauling Coleen Jose 2011
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According to tradition, he was an illiterate woodcutter from the uncivilized parts of China.
William Horden: The Short Path Of Sudden Enlightenment William Horden 2011
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Most modern versions would have you believe that a passing woodcutter heard the little girl's cries and slashed open the wolf with his axe to reveal the unharmed Little Red Riding Hood and granny.
10 Of The Bloodiest Bedtime Stories The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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According to tradition, he was an illiterate woodcutter from the uncivilized parts of China.
William Horden: The Short Path Of Sudden Enlightenment William Horden 2011
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Gesta is a woodcutter and hauler in this remote, landlocked region of the Philippines.
Coleen Jose: The Philippines: Dirt Bikes Emerge as Method for Timber Hauling Coleen Jose 2011
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