(fôr′is·tər, for′-) noun
1. One skilled in the science of forestry; one in charge of a forest, its timber, or its game.
2. Any forest dweller.
3. A spotted moth (family Agaristidae) of the United States; especially, the velvety–black eight–spotted forester (Alypia octomaculata).
4. The great gray kangaroo of Australia (Macropus giganteus).

(fôr′is·tər, for′-), C(ecil) S(cott),
1899–1966, English novelist.