Fallers

/ˈfɔːlərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of faller; multiple people or things that fall, particularly loggers who cut down trees.

Etymology

Simple plural of 'faller', maintaining the base form with '-s'. This term is most commonly used in the forestry and logging industries.

Kelly Says

In the early American frontier, legendary fallers would compete to fell the largest trees fastest, and some stories claim the best ones could make a tree fall in a precise direction just by understanding wind and weight—these were the action heroes of logging.

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