What does Sawyer mean?

Definitions for Sawyer
ˈsɔ yər, ˈsɔɪ ərsawyer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sawyernoun

    one who is employed to saw wood

  2. sawyer, sawyer beetlenoun

    any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers

Wiktionary

  1. sawyernoun

    One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

  2. sawyernoun

    A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current

  3. sawyernoun

    A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.

  4. sawyernoun

    The bowfin.

  5. Sawyernoun

    for someone who made a living from sawing wood.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sawer, Sawyernoun

    One whose trade is to saw timber into boards or beams.

    Etymology: scieur, French; from saw.

    The pit-saw is used by joiners, when what they have to do may be as soon done at home as send it to the sawyers. Joseph Moxon.

Wikipedia

  1. Sawyer

    A sawyer (occupation) is someone who saws wood. Sawyer, a fallen tree stuck on the bottom of a river, where it constitutes a danger to boating.

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  1. sawyer

    A sawyer is a person who saws wood, especially as an occupation. This profession may involve cutting trees into lumber, cutting logs, or creating wooden boards or planks.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sawyernoun

    one whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer

  2. Sawyernoun

    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

  3. Sawyernoun

    the bowfin

  4. Etymology: [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer.]

Wikidata

  1. Sawyer

    Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert is a census-designated place composed of several small unincorporated communities in Chikaming Township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,619 at the 2000 census. although some of the communities extend into southern Lake Township. The CDP is limited to Chikaming Township, although some of the communities extend into southern Lake Township. All of the communities are located either upon or just east of the dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan. Most of the communities lie west of Interstate 94, although the CDP includes a small area east of the interstate up to Sawyer.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SAWYER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sawyer is ranked #707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sawyer surname appeared 49,028 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 17 would have the surname Sawyer.

    80.8% or 39,629 total occurrences were White.
    13.6% or 6,678 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 1,123 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 976 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 348 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 279 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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  1. sweary

  2. swayer

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sawyer in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sawyer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Sawyer in a Sentence

  1. Valerie Greenberg:

    Right now there is no question that it's all about Caitlyn Jenner.The Diane Sawyer interview partnered with Vanity Fair cover story is only the beginning, the other members of the family should embrace their time out of the spotlight because it's Caitlyn's turn to shine.

  2. Ashley Judd:

    Diane Sawyer kept coming at me with all this other stuff, and finally I just said,' When I win an Oscar in one of your movies, okay ?' and Diane Sawyer was like,' Yeah, when you get nominated.' And I said,' No ! When I win an Oscar.'.

  3. Bethenny Frankel:

    You’re in the press now being naked and doing soft-porn. Has anybody approached your daughter? Have you explained to her the situation? Kids talk, they’re very sophisticated! at 6? Yeah. Diane Sawyer came to her school yard and actually approached her.

  4. Jeremy Renner:

    I’ve lost a lot of flesh and bone in this experience but I’ve been refueled and refilled with love and titanium, jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph.

  5. Madylin Sweeten:

    This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred, we are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday. At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of you to reach out to the ones you love.

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