SAWYER

sawyer, sawyer beetle

(noun) any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers

sawyer

(noun) one who is employed to saw wood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sawyer (plural sawyers)

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

(US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current

A beetle, mostly in the genus Monochamus, that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.

(US, dialect) The bowfin.

Anagrams

• Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary

Etymology

Proper noun

Sawyer (plural Sawyers)

An occupational surname for someone who made a living from sawing wood.

A male given name from surnames.

A city and town in Kansas.

A ghost town in Nebraska.

A city and town in North Dakota.

A town in Oklahoma.

Anagrams

• Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary

Source: Wiktionary


Saw"yer, n. Etym: [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer.]

1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.

2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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