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sawyer

American  
[saw-yer, soi-er] / ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person who saws saw wood, especially as an occupation.

  2. Also called sawyer beetle.  any of several long-horned beetles, especially one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees.

sawyer British  
/ ˈsɔːjə /

noun

  1. a person who saws timber for a living

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Other Word Forms

  • undersawyer noun

Etymology

Origin of sawyer

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

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