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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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