sawyer
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈsɔɪɝ// UK //sˈɔɪɐ// sawyer
n. a person whose job is cutting trees into logs or planks of wood.
n. a worker who cuts timber, typically using a saw; often refers to a logger or lumberjack in historical or regional contexts.
The sawyer cut the large tree into small pieces.
The local sawyer prepared the wood for the new house.
In the early days of the settlement, the sawyer was a vital figure, transforming the dense forest into usable timber for construction.
* 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.