单词 | forester |
释义 | forester/ˈfɒrɪstə /noun 1A person in charge of a forest or skilled in planting, managing, or caring for trees.Without trained foresters to mark the trees that should be cut, oversee the cutting, and develop plans to protect forests from fires and pilfering, sustained yield and preservation were impossible....
2chiefly archaic A person or animal living in a forest. 3A small day-flying moth with metallic green forewings and a greenish-bronze body.
4Australian The eastern grey kangaroo. See grey kangaroo. 5 (Forester) British A member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, a friendly society.David Green quotes from the rules of the Ancient Order Of Foresters....
OriginMiddle English: from Old French forestier, from forest (see forest). Rhymes |
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