ˈsȯyə(r), ˈsȯiə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sawier, sawyer, from sawen to saw + -ier -er — more at saw
1.
a. : one that saws logs or timber (as in lumbering or in a sawmill)
b. : either of the two men who work together at sawing timber over a sawpit — see bottom sawyer , top sawyer
c. : one that saws a particular material (as wood, ivory, or metal) especially for use in manufacturing
2. or sawyer beetle : any of several large longicorn beetles whose larvae bore large holes in timber or dead wood especially of various conifers — see pine sawyer
3. : a tree fast in the bed of a stream with its branches projecting to the surface and bobbing up and down with the current — distinguished from planter