n. [ F. forestier, LL. forestarius. ] 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A forest tree. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Zool.) A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine. [ 1913 Webster ]