sawyer
pronunciation
How to pronounce sawyer in British English:
UK ['sɔ:jə]
How to pronounce sawyer in American English:
US ['sɔjə]
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- Noun:
- one who is employed to saw wood
- any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
Word Origin
- sawyer (n.)
- mid-13c. "one whose occupation is sawing timber into planks, boards, etc." (as a surname from c. 1200), alteration of sawer, agent noun from saw (v.), influenced by French-derived words in -ier (such as lawyer, bowyer, clothier).
Example
- 1. Avery and sawyer are more creative and less motivated by short-term results .
- 2. Diane sawyer who shared anchor duty on the show with barbara walters introduced the broadcast from new york .
- 3. When placed in water , the drunken volunteers fared even worse , and the alligator markedly better , sawyer said .
- 4. The picture called up the story of tom sawyer .
- 5. Sawyer always has a plan , right ?