sawyer

saw·yer

S0110200 (sô′yər)n.1. One that is employed in sawing wood.2. Any of several long-horned beetles of the genus Monochamus having larvae that bore holes in weakened or dead conifers or in lumber.3. A tree or a part of a tree that bobs in a river or other body of water, causing a danger to navigation.

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[Middle English sauere, sawier, from sawen, to saw, from sawe, saw; see saw¹.]

sawyer

(ˈsɔːjə) n (Forestry) a person who saws timber for a living[C14 sawier, from saw¹ + -ier, variant of -er¹]

saw•yer

(ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər)

n. 1. a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation. 2. any of several long-horned beetles, esp. one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees. [1300–50; Middle English sawier=sawe saw¹ + -ier -ier¹]

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Noun	1.	sawyer - one who is employed to saw wood laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
	2.	sawyer - any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially coniferssawyer beetlelong-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle - long-bodied beetle having very long antennaegenus Monochamus, Monochamus - sawyer beetlespine sawyer - large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees

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