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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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Example Sentences

“After the withdraw, they realized that firefighter Craig-Lewis was missing,” said Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer.

Rod Stewart and Diane Sawyer This is just highly entertaining.

At this point, he became Tom Sawyer, letting his musical compatriots—and the folk tradition—help paint his musical fence.

When it comes to seamless, even heartwarming, transitions at the anchor desk, NBC and CBS can take lessons from Diane Sawyer.

The Ministry of Heath is said to have ordered Sawyer not to travel.

They had almost reached the sawyer's cottage, when a black animal ran out towards them.

Then I slipped down to the ground and crawled in among the trees, and, sure enough, there was Tom Sawyer waiting for me.

I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.

I did wish Tom Sawyer was there; I knowed he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches.

Sawyer never speaks three words without mentioning the House and the Speaker.

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