释义
[ saw -yer, soi -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a person who saws wood, especially as an occupation.
Also called sawyer beetle. any of several long-horned beetles, especially one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees.
Origin of sawyer 1300–50; Middle English sawier, equivalent to sawe saw1 + -ier -ier1
OTHER WORDS FROM sawyer un·der·saw·yer, noun Words nearby sawyer sawtooth, saw-toothed, sawtooth roof, saw-whet owl, saw-wort, sawyer , sax, saxatile, Saxe, Saxe-Altenburg, saxe blue
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Example sentences from the Web for sawyer The Ministry of Heath is said to have ordered Sawyer not to travel.
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She apparently was infected by a nurse who had become infected while treating Sawyer .
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Sawyer insisted that she be given a private room and plunked down $500 to secure it.
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On July 25, five days after he landed in Lagos, Sawyer died.
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Ministry of Health protocols called for Sawyer to be to be monitored daily for 21 days.
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Sawyer Gundry could have taken him with one hand and tossed him over the undershot wheel.
Did you tell the sergeant that first, or did you tell that to Sawyer ?
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The Sawyer was beaten, and he never said again that a woman can not argue.
He was looking for Sawyer , but was afraid to inquire after him.
The soft especially is a favorite for the sawyer , a beetle with long horns, who cuts large holes through the wood.
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British Dictionary definitions for sawyer noun a person who saws timber for a living
Word Origin for sawyer C14 sawier, from saw 1 + -ier, variant of -er 1
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