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sawyer

UK
/ˈsɔɪə/
US
/ˈsɔɪər/

Translations

sawyernoun
sawyers
pl
UK
/ˈsɔɪə/
US
/ˈsɔɪər/
The sawyer worked tirelessly to cut the logs into planks for the new house.
Le scieur a travaillé sans relâche pour couper les rondins en planches pour la nouvelle maison.
Additional translations
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Synonyms
lumberjack
woodcutter
timberman
logger
sawyeradjective
UK
/ˈsɔː.jə/
US
/ˈsɔː.jɚ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "sawyer beetle").
de scieurSe dit d’un élément lié aux scieurs.
The sawyer tools were laid out neatly beside the workbench.
Les outils de scieur étaient rangés soigneusement à côté de l’établi.

Definitions

sawyernoun
A person who saws wood, especially as an occupation.
The sawyer worked tirelessly to cut the logs into planks for the new house.
A type of beetle whose larvae bore into wood, often causing damage to trees.
The forest was infested with sawyers, which threatened the health of the trees.
A submerged tree trunk or large branch lodged in a riverbed with its top projecting above or below the surface, bobbing with the current and posing a navigation hazard.
The canoe struck a hidden sawyer just below the rapids.
sawyeradjective
Attributive. Relating to, characteristic of, or containing sawyers (persons who saw wood or wood-boring beetles).
The lumber was riddled with sawyer holes.
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