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forester

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[ fawr-uh-ster, for- ]

noun

  1. a person who is expert in forestry.
  2. an officer having responsibility for the maintenance of a forest. fore. forest.
  3. Zoology. an animal of the forest. fore. forest.
  4. a large, gray kangaroo, Macropus canguru.
  5. any moth of the family Agaristidae, typically black with two yellowish or whitish spots on each wing.


Forester

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[ fawr-uh-ster, for- ]

noun

  1. C(ecil) S(cott), 1899–1966, English novelist and journalist.

forester

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/ ˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. a person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest
  2. any of various Old World moths of the genus Ino , characterized by brilliant metallic green wings: family Zygaenidae
  3. a person or animal that lives in a forest
  4. capital a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, a friendly society
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Forester

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/ ˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. ForesterC(ecil) S(cott)18991966MEnglishWRITING: novelist C ( ecil ) S ( cott ) 1899–1966, English novelist; creator of Captain Horatio Hornblower in a series of novels on the Napoleonic Wars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forester1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word forestier. See forest, -er 2
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As a licensed forester, Westerman wanted to overhaul federal forest management.

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Lora Hall, an urban forester for the city of San Marino, which has about 270 jacaranda trees with two new ones recently planted, says residents generally love them.

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In addition to the culvert damage at the state beach, 10 canary date palms were blown down this winter and 14 others were removed by a contractor at the direction of a forester, Moreno said.

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The expected combination of rain and wind on Wednesday was both good news and bad news, Laura McCarthy, a New Mexico state forester, said at the same news conference.

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Then in the early 1940s, a Chinese forester discovered an old dawn redwood growing in a central Chinese valley.

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