for·est·er /ˈfɔrəstɚ/
林務官;山林人;林獸
For·est·er n.
1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.
2. An inhabitant of a forest.
3. A forest tree. [R.]
4. Zool. A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine.
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Forester
n 1: English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio
Hornblower (1899-1966) [syn: C. S. Forester, Cecil
Scott Forester]
2: someone trained in forestry [syn: tree farmer, arboriculturist]