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sawyer

[ saw-yer, soi-er ]

noun

  1. a person who saws saw wood, especially as an occupation.
  2. Also called sawyer beetle. any of several long-horned beetles, especially one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees.


sawyer

/ ˈsɔːjə /

noun

  1. a person who saws timber for a living


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Other Words From

  • under·sawyer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sawyer1

1300–50; Middle English sawier, equivalent to sawe saw 1 + -ier -ier 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sawyer1

C14 sawier, from saw 1+ -ier, variant of -er 1

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