sawyer
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
- A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current.
- A beetle, mostly in the genus Monochamus, that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
- The bowfin.
Proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made a living from sawing wood.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pratt County, Kansas.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McCreary County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chikaming township, Berrien County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota.
- A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, New York.
- A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
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