sawier
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sawyer — /saw yeuhr, soy euhr/, n. 1. a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation. 2. Also called sawyer beetle. 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; ME … Universalium
Saw — this rare and interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for someone who made saws. The derivation of the name is from the Middle English saghe, sawe , saw, and would be any of various hand tools … Surnames reference
sawyer — saw•yer [[t]ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation 2) ent any of several long horned beetles, esp. one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees • Etymology: 1300–50; ME… … From formal English to slang
sawyer — /ˈsɔjə/ (say sawyuh) noun 1. someone who saws, especially as an occupation. 2. NZ → weta. {Middle English sawier, from saw1 + ier} …
sawyer — [sô′yər] n. [ME sawier for sawere, with ier < OFr suffix ier: see CLOTHIER, LAWYER] 1. a person whose work is sawing wood, as into planks and boards ☆ 2. a log or tree caught in a river so that its branches saw back and forth with the water ☆… … English World dictionary
