sawyer

See also: Sawyer

English

Two sawyers working a saw pit in Zambia, 2007

Alternative forms

sawier (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to saw +‎ -yer.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːjə/, /ˈsɔɪ.ə/
(US, Northern and Western) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɪ.ɚ/
(US, Southern) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.jɚ/
Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə, -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)
Homophone: soya

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 that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
(US, dialectal) The bowfin.

Translations

one who saws timber

Dutch: zager (nl)
Finnish: sahuri (fi)
French: scieur (fr) m, scieuse (fr) f
German: Säger (de) m, Sägerin f

Irish: sábhadóir m
Portuguese: serrador m
Russian: пи́льщик (ru) m (pílʹščik)
Swedish: sågare c, sågverksarbetare c

Anagrams

Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary

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