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Definitions for: Sawyer [n] any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
[n] one who is employed to saw wood
Webster (1913) Definition: Saw"yer, n. [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer.]
1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or
boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.
2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches
project above the surface, rising and falling with a
rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]
3. (Zo["o]l.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
Synonyms: sawyer beetle
See Also: genus Monochamus, jack, laborer, labourer, long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle, manual laborer, Monochamus, pine sawyer
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