Home › Words › F › foresterforesterforester means A surname originating as an occupation for someone who lived, or worked in a forest.EtymologyInherited from Middle English forester, a borrowing from Old French forestier, from forest + -ier; equivalent to forest + -er. Displaced native Old English wuduweard.nameA surname originating as an occupation for someone who lived, or worked in a forest.A pupil of Forest School in Walthamstow.A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.nounA person who practices forestry.A person who lives in a forest.Any of various species of kangaroo that inhabit bushland, especially the eastern grey kangaroo.A moth in the family Zygaenidae.Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Lethe, Euphaedra and Harmilla.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.silviculturist 73% match — someone who practices silviculture; a forester vs forester →deforester 70% match — One who clears an area of forest. vs forester →agroforester 69% match — One who takes part in agroforestry vs forester →forestry 68% match — The science of planting and growing trees in forests. vs forester →arborist 68% match — One who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon. vs forester →sylviculturist 67% match — Someone who cultivates forest trees, especially as a business; a forester. vs forester →woodsman 67% match — A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. vs forester →ecoforestry 64% match — A sustainable, eco-friendly form of forestry. vs forester →