logger

noun

log·​ger ˈlȯ-gər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈlä-
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: one engaged in logging

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the loggers were obliged to plant as many trees as they cut down
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Republican ads against Jackson, a logger from northern Maine, have focused more on accusations of his having a volatile personality and behaving like a bully with female colleagues. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 In the same month Netflix released Train Dreams, the film version of Denis Johnson’s revered short novel about a logger whose deceased baby daughter visits him in the form of a wolf. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 In 2024, two loggers were killed in bow-and-arrow attacks after entering Mashco Piro territory, and subsequent sightings have placed members of the group close to active logging areas. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Once a logger in the Rizal province, Gianan now uses his intimate knowledge of the terrain as a master navigator of this limestone ecosystem. — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for logger

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1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of logger was in 1732

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logger

noun
log·​ger ˈlȯg-ər How to pronounce logger (audio)
ˈläg-
: one whose work is logging
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