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forester

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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for·est·er /ˈfɒrɪstə $ ˈfɔːrəstər, ˈfɑː-/ noun [countable]  TAFsomeone who works in a forest taking care of, planting, and cutting down the trees 林务员;林务官
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foresterBut his woods look as beautiful as any tended by a forester with a postgraduate degree from Yale.Dad used to get his hazel twigs from a forester at Winterslow who knew exactly when they should be cut.Some good foresters were at present obtaining 60% of their income from the sale of timber so there was room for better management.Ironically, he is also patron of foresters.That includes about 43,000 hectares of replanting and 56,000 hectares of new planting by both private foresters and Forest Enterprise.I am a retired forester and in September will be 70 years old.Some would find work with the foresters cutting down the trees.
for·est·er nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus and in planting, forest who works taking someone care of,


forester
forester /ˈfɒrəstə, ˈfɒrɪstə $ ˈfɔːrəstər, ˈfɑː-/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: forest, deforestation, forestry, forester; verb: deforest; adjective: forested
someone who works in a forest taking care of, planting, and cutting down the trees


Forester
Forester, C.S.
(1899–1966) a British writer best known for his stories about the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, especially those about the character Captain Horatio Hornblower


for·est·erBrE /ˈfɒrɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɔːrɪstər/ 🔊, /ˈfɑːrɪstər/ 🔊 nouna person who works in a forest, taking care of the trees, planting new ones, etc. 林务员;护林人