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Webster 1913 Edition
Forester
For′est-er
,Noun.
[F.
forestier
, LL. forestarius
.] 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.
Wordsworth.
3.
A forest tree.
[R.]
Evelyn.
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 grapevineWebster 1828 Edition
Forester
FOR'ESTER
,Noun.
1.
In England, an officer appointed to watch a forest, preserve the game, and institute suits for trespasses.2.
An inhabitant of a forest.3.
A forest tree.