noun
- A worker in logging who operates or tends a hook used to move logs, especially in a sawmill or logging operation.
Usage: chiefly North American; occupational term; also called a hook operator or hook man
Examples
- The hooktender guided the heavy logs across the mill floor with precision.
- Working as a hooktender required strength and careful attention to safety procedures.
- The experienced hooktender knew exactly how to position each log for cutting.
- Hooktenders were essential to the efficiency of the old-growth timber operations.