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- [saw-yer, soi-er]
- /ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər/
- /ˈsɔː.jə(r)/
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- [saw-yer, soi-er]
- /ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ər/
Definitions of sawyer word
- noun sawyer a person who saws wood, especially as an occupation. 1
- noun sawyer Also called sawyer beetle. any of several long-horned beetles, especially one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees. 1
- noun sawyer person: saws wood 1
- noun sawyer a person who saws timber for a living 0
- noun sawyer a person whose work is sawing wood, as into planks and boards 0
- noun sawyer a log or tree caught in a river so that its branches saw back and forth with the water 0
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Origin of sawyer
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English sawier, equivalent to sawe saw1 + -ier -ier1
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Parts of speech for Sawyer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sawyer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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