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Sayers (name) means an English surname, originally denoting an occupation, common in Sussex. Example: “The novelist Dorothy L. Sayers wrote acclaimed detective fiction.”

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An English surname, originally denoting an occupation, common in Sussex.
"The novelist Dorothy L. Sayers wrote acclaimed detective fiction."
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Etymology

* A patronymic form of the occupational name Sayer, from Middle English and Old English, and of a Norman given name of uncertain etymology. * An anglicisation of the Irish Saoghair.

Origin: Middle English

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What does “Sayers” mean?
The word “Sayers” means an English surname, originally denoting an occupation, common in Sussex.
How do you use “Sayers” in a sentence?
Here is “Sayers” used in a sentence: “The novelist Dorothy L. Sayers wrote acclaimed detective fiction.”
What part of speech is “Sayers”?
“Sayers” is a name.
What is the meaning of Sayers?
"Sayers" (name) means an English surname, originally denoting an occupation, common in Sussex.
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