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WOOD-CUTTER [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cutter - logging
1, record 1, English, cutter%20%2D%20logging
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wood cutter-logging 1, record 1, English, wood%20cutter%2Dlogging
correct
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wood-cutter-logging
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coupeur - exploitation forestière
1, record 1, French, coupeur%20%2D%20exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coupeuse - exploitation forestière 1, record 1, French, coupeuse%20%2D%20exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- coupeur de bois - exploitation forestière 1, record 1, French, coupeur%20de%20bois%20%2D%20exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- coupeuse de bois - exploitation forestière 1, record 1, French, coupeuse%20de%20bois%20%2D%20exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Forestry Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- logger
1, record 2, English, logger
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bushworker 2, record 2, English, bushworker
correct, Canada
- bushman 3, record 2, English, bushman
correct, Canada
- wood-cutter 4, record 2, English, wood%2Dcutter
correct
- woodman 4, record 2, English, woodman
correct
- lumberjack 5, record 2, English, lumberjack
correct, see observation, North America
- lumber-jack 4, record 2, English, lumber%2Djack
correct, North America
- lumberman 2, record 2, English, lumberman
correct, Canada
- timberjack 6, record 2, English, timberjack
correct
- woodsworker 7, record 2, English, woodsworker
correct, Canada
- lumberer 3, record 2, English, lumberer
Canada
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person whose occupation is logging. 3, record 2, English, - logger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
logging: the business or occupation of felling and sawing trees and of transporting them to sawmills, lumberyards, etc. 3, record 2, English, - logger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Terms of the Trade" (DEATR), a handbook from Random Lengths Publications, points out that the word "lumberjack" is applied to workers in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada while in all other parts of North America "logger" is more common. 8, record 2, English, - logger
Record 2, Key term(s)
- woodsman
- wood worker
- bush worker
- forest worker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bûcheron
1, record 2, French, b%C3%BBcheron
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ouvrier forestier 2, record 2, French, ouvrier%20forestier
correct, masculine noun
- homme de chantier 3, record 2, French, homme%20de%20chantier
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne dont le métier est d'abattre des arbres dans une forêt. 4, record 2, French, - b%C3%BBcheron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bûcheron [...] Abat les arbres, coupe, empile et traîne les billes dans un petit chantier d'abattage [...] 5, record 2, French, - b%C3%BBcheron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Explotación forestal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hachero
1, record 2, Spanish, hachero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- obrero forestal 2, record 2, Spanish, obrero%20forestal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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