sawyer

[ saw-yer, soi-er ]

noun
  1. a person who saws 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.

Origin of sawyer

1
1300–50; Middle English sawier, equivalent to sawesaw1 + -ier-ier1

Other words from sawyer

  • un·der·saw·yer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sawyer

sawyer

/ (ˈsɔːjə) /


noun
  1. a person who saws timber for a living

Origin of sawyer

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

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