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A doctor who treats trees by occasionally cutting some down to save the rest.
means A person trained to manage woodlands — planting, thinning, protecting, and harvesting trees so a forest stays healthy and productive over time.
from From Old French 'forestier,' tied to 'forest,' which traces back to Medieval Latin 'forestis' — likely from 'foris,' meaning 'outside,' describing land outside the walled estate kept as royal hunting ground. A forester was originally the officer who guarded those woods for the crown, long before the job meant caring for trees rather than policing them.
- core job
- manages forests for timber, wildlife, and water all at once
- counterintuitive truth
- cutting trees can save a forest from fire
- math skills
- estimates a tree's age and value without cutting it
- ancient role
- medieval foresters once enforced royal hunting laws