单词 | forester |
释义 | forester[ fawr-uh-ster, for- ] / ˈfɔr ə stər, ˈfɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forester ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who is expert in forestry. an officer having responsibility for the maintenance of a forest. forest ranger. Zoology. an animal of the forest. a large, gray kangaroo, Macropus canguru. any moth of the family Agaristidae, typically black with two yellowish or whitish spots on each wing. Origin of foresterFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word forestier.See forest, -er2 Words nearby foresterforestage, forestall, forestation, forestay, forestaysail, forester, forest green, Forest Grove, Forest Hill, Forest Hills, forestick Definition for forester (2 of 2)Forester [ fawr-uh-ster, for- ] / ˈfɔr ə stər, ˈfɒr- / nounC(ecil) S(cott), 1899–1966, English novelist and journalist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foresterBritish Dictionary definitions for forester (1 of 2)forester / (ˈfɒrɪstə) / nouna person skilled in forestry or in charge of a forest any of various Old World moths of the genus Ino, characterized by brilliant metallic green wings: family Zygaenidae a person or animal that lives in a forest (capital) a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, a friendly society British Dictionary definitions for forester (2 of 2)Forester / (ˈfɒrɪstə) / nounC (ecil) S (cott) 1899–1966, English novelist; creator of Captain Horatio Hornblower in a series of novels on the Napoleonic Wars Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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