faller

1. One who falls.
2. A fruit that falls from the tree, rather than being picked.
3. A part which acts by falling, such as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks.
4. Synonym of feller (“one who cuts down trees”).

Etymology

From fall + -er.

Synonyms

lumberman

lumberjack

fallen

feller

logger

tumbler

woodcutter

falling body

needle plate

clothing sheet

casualty

needle bar plate

covering

drafter

reducer

thrown

Translations

الساقط

llenyataire

treballador forestal

bûcheron

boscaiolo

taglialegna

drwal

lenhador

madeireiro