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(ɹ)
• Homophone: soya

Noun

sawyer (plural sawyers)

1. One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
2. (US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current
3. A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
4. (US, dialect) The bowfin.

Translations

one who saws timber

• Dutch: zager (nl)
• German: Säger (de) m
• Irish: sábhadóir m

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

Anagrams

• Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary