noun
sawyer
SAW-yuh
noun
1
A person whose job is sawing timber.
"The sawyer cut the trunk into even planks."
2
A fallen tree trunk lodged in a river by the current.
"Boaters were warned to watch for sawyers hidden just below the surface."
How to Use Sawyer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who saws wood for a living, or a submerged log in a river.
Word Forms
sawyers plural, Sawyers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English sawyer, formed from "saw" plus the occupational ending "-yer."