Noun
An engraver on wood.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHoly Father, forgive me for grumbling. I know I've sounded just like the Israelites. I long to dwell not on the If Onlys but on You. Make me wise like the old woodcutter - content with what I know, not perturbed by what I don't know. Linda Dillow
When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy. Matsuo Bashō
The woodcutter is far better for skill than he is for brute strength. It is by skill that the sea captain holds his rapid ship on its course, though torn by winds, over the wine-blue water. By skill charioteer outpasses charioteer. Homer
The tree casts its shadow on everything, even upon the woodcutter. Hindi Proverb
He who stands near the woodcutter is likely to be hit by a splinter. Danish Proverb
The tree casts its shade upon all, even upon the woodcutter. Hindi Proverb