Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumberjack

/ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: lum-ber-jack
IPA: /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose work is to fell trees.

noun

A lumberjacket.

verb

To work as a lumberjack, cutting down trees.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He's a lumberjack and he's OK / He sleeps all night and works all day / I cut down trees, I eat my lunch / I go to the lavatory"
"Many of the lumberjacking memories have faded to black and white, the brightest moments colored mostly by Jim McKay’s yellow blazer."

Etymology

From lumber + jack, of Canadian origin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/
British English: /ˈlʌm.bə.d͡ʒæk/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

lumberjacks (plural) lumberjacks (present, singular) lumberjacking (participle, present) lumberjacked (participle, past) lumberjacked (past)

Derived Forms

lumberjacket lumberjill lumbersexual

Phrases

lumberjack breakfast lumberjack shirt urban lumberjack

Frequently Paired Words

lumbermill

Synonyms

faller feller logger lumberman woodcutter lumber jacket

Questions

How do you pronounce lumberjack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/.
What does lumberjack mean?: A person whose work is to fell trees.
Where does lumberjack come from?: From lumber + jack, of Canadian origin.

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