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

Other Words From

• under·sawyer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawyer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawyer¹

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

Example Sentences

On the day the Capitol Christmas Tree was harvested, locals gathered to watch two sawyers cut the trunk with a vintage Forest Service cross-cut saw—an ode to the historic timber industry within the Monongahela.

From National Geographic

Born in 1818, Mr Davies had humble beginnings as the son of a farmer and sawyer.

From BBC

In her spare time, she volunteers to maintain a six-mile stretch of the nearby Appalachian Trail, one of only a few female sawyers on the AT.

From Washington Post

It was 115 feet tall and 12 feet around, and Wednesday morning, a requiem was held before it was consigned to the sawyers.

From Washington Post

“It makes a ringing sound when you get a groove going,” said Konigsberg, who had prior experience as a sawyer while working on U.S.

From Washington Times