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sawyer

sa·wyer

UK/ˈsɔːjə/ US/ˈsɔɪ.ə/ fairly common us

noun

1.

one who is employed to saw wood

2.

any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers

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Origin

* As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar. * As a French surname, variant of Seguin.

Phrases

  • Sawyer County
  • Sawyers Gully

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