Sawyer

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made a living from sawing wood.
2. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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Synonyms

Sayers

Sayer

Translations

Sawyer

Sager

Sawyer

Sawyer

Etymology

* 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.

Sentences

After his education , Sawyer worked in engineering , before moving into trade unionism .