woodcutter

«woodcutter» in Mova's school dictionary: cutting down trees or chopping wood — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a woodcutter, woodcutters)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person whose job is cutting down trees or chopping wood. tree →

2) (art) A person who makes woodcuts, pictures printed from carved wood. tree →

sense 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 →
• In some versions, a woodcutter saves Little Red Riding Hood. tree →
• The woodcutter carried his axe over his shoulder. tree →
• The woodcutter cut 4 logs an hour, so in 3 hours he cut 12. tree →
• Hansel and Gretel's father was a poor woodcutter. tree →
• Modern woodcutters use chainsaws and safety helmets. tree →
• A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «woodcutter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.