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# woodcutter

noun (a woodcutter, woodcutters)

«woodcutter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is cutting down trees or chopping wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#m1)
2. (art) A person who makes woodcuts, pictures printed from carved wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#m2)

### In the lessons

Very common in fairy tales («Hansel and Gretel», «Little Red Riding Hood»), where the woodcutter is a poor or brave forest worker. In real life the job is usually called forester or logger today.

### Examples

- The woodcutter lived with his family at the edge of the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x1)
- In some versions, a woodcutter saves Little Red Riding Hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x2)
- The woodcutter carried his axe over his shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x3)
- The woodcutter cut 4 logs an hour, so in 3 hours he cut 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x4)
- Hansel and Gretel's father was a poor woodcutter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x5)
- Modern woodcutters use chainsaws and safety helmets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x6)
- A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/#x7)

### Note

Countable; one word. Mostly in stories; modern words: logger (US), forester, lumberjack.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «woodcutter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/woodcutter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«woodcutter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/woodcutter.html) on Mova free.