sawyer

Betekenis (Engels)

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, mostly in the genus Monochamus, that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
4. (US, dialectal) The bowfin.

Sinonieme

sawyer beetle

sawer

tailor

tanner

woodcutter

woodsman

sartor

cloakmaker

sinker

Vertalings

scieur

Säger

zager

bıçkıcı

aserrador

segatore

Holzsäger

Brettschneider

segantino

aserradero

serrería

النشّار

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɔːjə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sawyer

In summary

From Middle English sawyer, sawier, sawior, equivalent to saw + -yer. Doublet of sawer.