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
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)
- One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
(US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current- A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
(US, dialectal) The bowfin.
Translations
one who saws timber
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Anagrams
Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary