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

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

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Rod Stewart and Diane Sawyer This is just highly entertaining.

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

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

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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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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.

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

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