Meaning of SAWYER
| Pronunciation: | | 'soyur
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- [n] any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
- [n] one who is employed to saw wood
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| | Synonyms: | | sawyer beetle |
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| | See Also: | | genus Monochamus, jack, laborer, labourer, long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle, manual laborer, Monochamus, pine sawyer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Saw"yer\, n. [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. {Sawer}.]
1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or
boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.
2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches
project above the surface, rising and falling with a
rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]
3. (Zo["o]l.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
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