"forester" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foresters [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English forester, a borrowing from Old French forestier, from forest + -ier; equivalent to forest + -er. Displaced native Old English wuduweard. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|forester|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English forester, {{inh+|en|enm|forester}} Inherited from Middle English forester, {{der|en|fro|forestier}} Old French forestier, {{m|fro|forest}} forest, {{m|fro|-ier}} -ier, {{af|en|forest|-er|id2=occupation}} forest + -er, {{ncog|ang|wuduweard}} Old English wuduweard Head templates: {{en-noun}} forester (plural foresters)
  1. A person who practices forestry. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (person practicing forestry): guardabosc [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 林務官 (Chinese Mandarin), 林务官 (línwùguān) (Chinese Mandarin), умкынъюльын (umkynʺjulʹyn) (Chukchi), умкыгынрыритыльын (umkygynryritylʹyn) (Chukchi), lesník [masculine] (Czech), skovrider [common-gender] (Danish), arbaristo (Esperanto), metsänhoitaja (Finnish), forestier [masculine] (French), forestière [feminine] (French), sylviculteur [masculine] (French), sylvicultrice [feminine] (French), Förster [masculine] (German), Försterin [feminine] (German), δασοφύλακας (dasofýlakas) [masculine] (Greek), יערן (ya'arán) [masculine] (Hebrew), erdész (Hungarian), erdőőr (Hungarian), erdőkerülő (Hungarian), metsäherra (Ingrian), foraoiseoir [masculine] (Irish), guardaboschi [masculine] (Italian), 林務官 (rinmukan) (alt: りんむかん) (Japanese), saltuārius [masculine] (Latin), шумар (šumar) [masculine] (Macedonian), forester (Middle English), wodeward (Middle English), daristanvan [feminine, masculine] (Northern Kurdish), skogvokter [masculine] (Norwegian), wuduweard [masculine] (Old English), guardabòsch [masculine] (Piedmontese), leśnik [masculine] (Polish), silvicultor [masculine] (Portuguese), silvicultor [masculine] (Romanian), silvicultoare [feminine] (Romanian), лесни́к (lesník) [masculine] (Russian), лесни́чий (lesníčij) [masculine] (Russian), silvicultor [masculine] (Spanish), silvicultora [feminine] (Spanish), skogsvetare [common-gender] (Swedish), skogsmästare [common-gender] (Swedish), jägmästare [common-gender] (Swedish), skogsbrukare [common-gender] (Swedish), skogvaktare [common-gender] (Swedish), dalubgubat (Tagalog), ormancı (Turkish), orman mühendisi (Turkish), лісни́к (lisnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), лісни́чий (lisnýčyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), fforestwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-forester-en-noun-BCNcSQJm Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 22 20 21 Disambiguation of People: 28 27 15 8 22 Disambiguation of 'person practicing forestry': 56 40 2 0 2
  2. (obsolete or colloquial) A person who lives in a forest. Tags: colloquial, obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (person who lives in a forest): metsäläinen (Finnish), erdőlakó (Hungarian), pădurean [masculine] (Romanian), pădureană [feminine] (Romanian), pădureancă [feminine] (Romanian), лесно́й жи́тель (lesnój žítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), skogsfinne [colloquial, common-gender, pejorative] (Swedish), skogsman [common-gender] (Swedish), skogsbonde [common-gender] (Swedish), ormancı (Turkish), yaban (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-forester-en-noun-0UWVRAl~ Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 22 20 21 Disambiguation of People: 28 27 15 8 22 Disambiguation of 'person who lives in a forest': 19 78 1 1 1
  3. (Australia) Any of various species of kangaroo that inhabit bushland, especially the eastern grey kangaroo. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Macropods, Marsupials, Zygaenoid moths
    Sense id: en-forester-en-noun-7F3whlhq Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 22 20 21 Disambiguation of People: 28 27 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Macropods: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Zygaenoid moths: 4 8 33 28 27 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 31 24 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 4 42 19 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 7 11 34 24 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 46 20 23 1 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 4 50 16 22 2 3 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 2 4 54 16 19 2 3
  4. A moth in the family Zygaenidae. Categories (topical): Occupations Categories (lifeform): Macropods, Marsupials, Zygaenoid moths
    Sense id: en-forester-en-noun-7j1WLvqF Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 22 20 21 Disambiguation of Macropods: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Zygaenoid moths: 4 8 33 28 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 31 24 32
  5. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Lethe. Other members of this genus are called tree browns and wood browns. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Macropods, Marsupials, Satyrine butterflies, Zygaenoid moths
    Sense id: en-forester-en-noun-WMJDu0Aj Disambiguation of Occupations: 19 18 22 20 21 Disambiguation of People: 28 27 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Macropods: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 2 2 33 32 31 Disambiguation of Satyrine butterflies: 3 6 26 16 49 Disambiguation of Zygaenoid moths: 4 8 33 28 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 31 24 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Justicia Themis forester, proto-forester

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "りんむかん",
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          "_dis1": "56 40 2 0 2",
          "code": "kmr",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leśnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silvicultor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silvicultor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "silvicultoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lesník",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лесни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lesníčij",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лесни́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silvicultor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "silvicultora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogsvetare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogsmästare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "jägmästare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogsbrukare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogvaktare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "word": "dalubgubat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "word": "ormancı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "word": "orman mühendisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lisnýk",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лісни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lisnýčyj",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лісни́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person practicing forestry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fforestwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "word": "metsäläinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "word": "erdőlakó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pădurean"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pădureană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pădureancă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lesnój žítelʹ",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лесно́й жи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "common-gender",
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "skogsfinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogsman"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skogsbonde"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "word": "ormancı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who lives in a forest",
      "word": "yaban"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "forester"
  ],
  "word": "forester"
}

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