sawyer





See also: Sawyer



Contents






  • 1 English


    • 1.1 Alternative forms


    • 1.2 Etymology


    • 1.3 Pronunciation


    • 1.4 Noun


      • 1.4.1 Translations




    • 1.5 Anagrams







English




English Wikipedia has an article on:
sawyer


Wikipedia



Two sawyers working a saw pit in Zambia, 2007



Alternative forms



  • sawier (obsolete)


Etymology


From Middle English, equivalent to saw +‎ -yer.



Pronunciation




  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɔːjə/, /ˈsɔɪ.ə/


  • (US, Northern and Western) IPA(key): /ˈsɔɪ.ɚ/


  • (US, Southern) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.jɚ/

  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə, -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)

  • Homophone: soya



Noun


sawyer (plural sawyers)



  1. One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.


  2. (US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current

  3. A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.


  4. (US, dialectal) The bowfin.



Translations




Anagrams



  • Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary



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