Forester

Forester
Forester For"est*er, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

2. An inhabitant of a forest. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

3. A forest tree. [R.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) 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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Forester — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Cecil Scott Forester (1899–1966), englischer Schriftsteller und Journalist John B. Forester († 1845), US amerikanischer Politiker Nicole Forester (* 1972), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Forester… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Forester —   [ fɔrɪstə], C. S. (Cecil Scott), englischer Schriftsteller, * Kairo 27. 8. 1899, ✝ Fullerton (Calif.) 2. 4. 1966; schrieb spannende Soldaten , Marine und Abenteuerromane, humorvolle Reisebeschreibungen und eine Nelson Biographie (1944; deutsch) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Forester — Forester, C.S. (1899 1966) a British writer best known for his stories about the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, especially those about the character Captain Horatio Hornblower …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • forester — (n.) late 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from O.Fr. forestier forest ranger, forest dweller (also, as an adjective, wild, rough, coarse, unsociable ), from forest (see FOREST (Cf. forest) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • forester — ► NOUN 1) a person in charge of a forest or skilled in forestry. 2) chiefly archaic a person or animal living in a forest …   English terms dictionary

  • Forester — [fôr′is tər, fär′is tər] C(ecil) S(cott) 1899 1966; Eng. novelist …   English World dictionary

  • forester — [fôr′is tər, fär′is tər] n. [ME < OFr forestier < ML forestarius] 1. a person trained in forestry 2. a person in charge of a forest or trees 3. a person or animal that lives in a forest 4. any of a family (Agaristidae) of metallic green or… …   English World dictionary

  • Forester — A forester is a person who practices forestry, the science and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including timber harvesting, ecological restoration and management of protected areas. What these… …   Wikipedia

  • Forester, C.S. — ▪ British author in full  Cecil Scott Forester  born Aug. 27, 1899, Cairo, Egypt died April 2, 1966, Fullerton, Calif., U.S.  British historical novelist and journalist, best known as the creator of the British naval officer Horatio Hornblower,… …   Universalium

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