ˈfȯrə̇stə(r), ˈfär- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English forster, forester, from Old French forestier from forest + -ier -er — more at forest
1. : an officer formerly charged with the watching of a royal forest in Great Britain and with the preserving of its plants and game animals
2.
a. : a person in charge of growing timber (as on an estate)
b. : a person who supervises the development, care, and management of forest land or forest parkland
3. : an inhabitant or frequenter of the forest: as
a. : a half-wild English pony of the New Forest area
b. also forester moth
(1) : any of various moths of the family Agaristidae — see eight-spotted forester
(2) : any of several brightly colored European moths of the family Zygaenidae
c. Australia : giant kangaroo ; especially : a male giant kangaroo
4. usually capitalized : a member of one of the major benevolent and fraternal orders