: any of various noctuid woodland moths (subfamily Agaristinae)
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capitalized: a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBethany Polchowski, a procurement forester for Biewer Lumber, was among them. Tanka Dhakal, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 New Mexico’s state forester on Monday lifted fire restrictions that had been imposed in the spring due to extreme wildfire danger, saying summer rains were bringing relief.Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 The order will remain in place until it is rescinded by the state forester. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022 Lindsey Purcell, 59, who previously worked as the city forester and now teaches in the forestry department at Purdue University, said bur oaks like the Kile Oak are important for Indiana wildlife. Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022 In another century, a forester might call it a natural path of succession on pace to restore the ponderosa to its towering dominance.AZCentral.com, 20 June 2022 The senior research scientist with Natural Resources Canada traces his interest in forests to a grandfather who was chief forester for a private German estate owned for centuries by the same family.Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022 Westerman, the ranking Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee and a licensed forester, said the sequoia groves clearly qualify as mature. Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2022 Jason Pettigrew, a stewardship forester with the Oregon Forestry Department, helps landowners prepare for and deal with the aftermath of wildfires.NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English forster, forester, from Anglo-French forester, from forest