forester
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forester¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English forester, a borrowing from Old French forestier, from forest + -ier; equivalent to forest + -er. Displaced native Old English wuduweard.
noun foresters
- A person who practices forestry.
- A person who lives in a forest.
- Any of various species of kangaroo that inhabit bushland, especially the eastern grey kangaroo.
- A moth in the family Zygaenidae.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Lethe, Euphaedra and Harmilla.
Forester²
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone who lived, or worked in a forest.
- A pupil of Forest School in Walthamstow.
- A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arboriculturist, tree farmer, forestier, woodland, timber, forestry, forest, miller, forrester, forster, forstater, forrest, forst, forstner, foresman, wood
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noun person practicing forestry
| Español | silvicultor, silvicultora |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 林務官 rinmukan |
| 中文 | 林務官 /林务官 línwùguān |
| Português | silvicultor |
| Français | forestier, forestière, sylviculteur, sylvicultrice |
| Deutsch | Förster, Försterin |
| Italiano | guardaboschi |
| Ελληνικά | δασοφύλακας dasofýlakas, δασοκόμος dasokómos |
| Română | silvicultor, silvicultoare |
| Русский | лесни́к lesník, лесни́чий lesníčij |
| עברית | יערן ya'arán |
noun person who lives in a forest
| Română | pădurean, pădureană, pădureancă |
|---|---|
| Русский | лесно́й жи́тель lesnój žítelʹ |
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