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.

Concepten

zager

Synoniemen

sawyer beetle

sawer

tailor

tanner

woodcutter

woodsman

sartor

cloakmaker

sinker

Vertalingen

scieur

Säger

segatore

aserrador

bıçkıcı

Sägemühle

Holzsäger

Brettschneider

segantino

aserradero

serrería

النشّار

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɔːjə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sawyer

In summary

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