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Definition of Sawyer
1. Noun. One who is employed to saw wood.
2. Noun. Any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers.
Generic synonyms: Long-horned Beetle, Longicorn, Longicorn Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Monochamus, Monochamus
Specialized synonyms: Pine Sawyer
Definition of Sawyer
1. n. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.
Definition of Sawyer
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An occupational from=Middle English dot=) for someone who made a living from sawing wood. ¹
2. Proper noun. ( male given name) ¹
3. Noun. One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit. ¹
4. Noun. (American English) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current ¹
5. Noun. A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber. ¹
6. Noun. (US dialect) The bowfin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sawyer
1. one that saws wood for a living [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sawyer
1.
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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sawyer
Literary usage of Sawyer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1897)
"He died in pos-->-ion of the dignity of master in chancery on M o.-t. 17">!)i/A.
17-Vl xxix. -t'.C). sawyer compiled the valuable • Memorials of Affairs of ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"sawyer—contd. 1844 " It takes a man, stranger," said a Mississippi fireman, " to
ride one of these here aligator boats head on to a sawyer, high pressure ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1897)
"He died in pos-->-ion of the dignity of master in chancery on M o.-t. 17">!)i/A.
17-Vl xxix. -t'.C). sawyer compiled the valuable • Memorials of Affairs of ..."
4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"sawyer—contd. 1844 " It takes a man, stranger," said a Mississippi fireman, " to
ride one of these here aligator boats head on to a sawyer, high pressure ..."
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