noun
- a person who fells trees and prepares logs for transport, typically working independently or in small crews without heavy machinery
Usage: chiefly North American; forestry and logging industry term
Examples
- The handlogger worked deep in the forest, using traditional tools to fell and buck the timber.
- Before modern equipment became standard, handloggers were essential to the logging industry.
- Many handloggers preferred the independence of working their own plots of land.
- The handlogger's skill with an axe and saw was developed over decades of practice.