Sawyer

Definitions: Sawyer

Sawyer

Noun

1. One who is employed to saw wood.

2. Any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers.

"Sawyer" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a wood sawer".

Date "sawyer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Note: Sawyer \Saw"yer\, noun. [Saw -yer, as in lawyer. Compare to Sawer.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Biographical Satire	SAWYER, Thomas, a plain American boy who was rescued from obscurity by Mark Twain, and became a good salesman. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
Mining	A. In stonework industry, a general term applied to workers engaged in cutting stone with power driven saws. (references)
Occupations	Tends machines equipped with guillotine knives or bandsaw, stick pusher, and deheader, that automatically strip, dehead, and cut macaroni long goods to specified length: Starts elevator to position rack of dried macaroni beside machine. Pulls machine arm that lifts drying stick (rod) of macaroni from rack onto chain conveyor that feeds it onto machine bed. Starts deheading hammer, stick pusher, and knives, and feeds macaroni onto packaging conveyor. Starts machine that automatically strips and dehooks macaroni, and passes it through preset bandsaw to cut product into specified lengths for packaging. Removes cut macaroni from trough and places in box on packaging conveyor line. (references)
	Sets up and operates power-driven circular and abrasive saws and bandsaw to cut plastic sheets, rods, or tubes to specified dimensions: Installs blade in saw and sets guide bars and stops. Positions plastic material on saw table. Starts saw and feeds material to blade. Verifies dimensions of pieces, using micrometer, gauges, and rule. Examines pieces for defects, such as chipped edges and marred surfaces, and sorts defective pieces according to defect. May mark cutting lines on material. May sharpen blade, using abrasive wheel. (references)
	Operates lathe type saw to saw rough diamonds along premarked lines preparatory to shaping operation, using bench lathes: Attaches sawing wheel (bronze plate) to lathe and applies abrasive compound. Positions stone in cement holder of lathe, starts lathe, and presses diamond against revolving wheel to groove stone along premarked lines. Adjusts arm of lathe to apply pressure required to saw diamond. Periodically examines sawing operation to ensure standard production. (references)
	A term applied to workers engaged in cutting stone with power-driven saws. The techniques required and types of machines vary considerably. Classifications are made according to type of saw as CIRCULAR SAWYER, STONE (stonework); GANG SAWYER, STONE (stonework); WIRE SAWYER (stonework). (references)
	Operates bench lathe to saw, mill, burr, or bevel metal stock or parts used to make jewelry findings: Secures stock in guide or jig, starts lathe, and moves stock against cutting tool. May manipulate stock against cutting tool without use of guide or jig. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Sawyer

Synonym: sawyer beetle (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Importance	Top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna, chief; triton among the minnows; " it".
Proficient	Noun: proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster, crackerjack; connoisseur; (scholar); master, master hand; prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I never read Tom Sawyer. Was he sexy? (Thoroughly Modern Millie; writing credit: Richard Morris)
Lyrics	Drift away like Tom Sawyer, ride a raft with ol' Huck Finn. ("Mountain Music"; performing artist: ALABAMA)
Movie/TV Titles	Tom Sawyer (1973) Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (1969) Aventuras de Tom Sawyer (1958) Detective Tom Sawyer (1938) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	CliffsNotes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) What Tom Sawyer Learned from Dying (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The Sawyer Glacier at the head of Tracy Arm Fjord.Credit: America's Coastlines.		A close-up of the Sawyer Glacier.Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Whaler off of NOAA Ship JOHN N. COBB with Sawyer Glacier in the background.Credit: Fisheries.		RA-3 boat is dwarfed by Sawyer Glacier at the head of Tracy Arm.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Lead Electronics Technician Bob Blackburn, Assistant Survey Tech Maureen Goff, and Assistant Survey Tech Scot Warrender at work setting up a GPS station atop Sawyer Island.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		11th Wing Defender Challenge team members, from left to right, Staff Sgt. Corey Margan, #135, and Senior Airman Eric D. Sawyer, #134, prepare for their climb on the "Tough One" as teammates, from left to right, Staff Sgts. Titus O. Kornegay, #13.
	A migratory potato picker in a field owned by T.C. Sawyer. Belcross, NC. July 1940.Credit: USDA.		Carolyn Bennett Sawyer 5 months / Bonn.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Line engraving published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine", 1861, depicting an incident in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in late 1861. The Sawyer gun was eventually emplaced on the Rip-Raps and used to bombard Confederate positions on the water approaches to Norfolk, Virginia.Credit: NAVY.		Cardiff Hill, Hannibal, Missouri, where the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn statue will stand.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Diane Sawyer	I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Liberia	An Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU) was formed in Gambia under the auspices of ECOWAS in October 1990 and Dr. Amos C. Sawyer became President. (references)
Human Rights	Liberia	There were no further developments in the prosecution of eight former civil war combatants who were arrested after the November 2000 ransacking of the offices of the Center for Democratic Empowerment (CEDE) and the beating of former interim president and human rights defender Amos Sawyer and the organization's executive director, Conmany Wesseh. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Sawyer" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 93.18% of the time. "Sawyer" is used about 132 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	93.18%	123	28,925
Adjective (comparative)	6.82%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	132	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "sawyer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Sawyer	Last name	23,000	514
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Sawyer, KS (city, FIPS 63275)
Location: 37.49773 N, 98.68269 W
Population (1990): 183 (88 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 67134
Country: USA

2. Sawyer, KY
Zip Code(s): 42643
Country: USA

3. Sawyer, MI
Zip Code(s): 49125
Country: USA

4. Sawyer, MN
Zip Code(s): 55780
Country: USA

5. Sawyer, ND (city, FIPS 70980)
Location: 48.08933 N, 101.05399 W
Population (1990): 319 (143 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 58781
Country: USA

6. Sawyer, OK
Zip Code(s): 74756
Country: USA

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Expressions: Sawyer

Expressions using "sawyer": K I Sawyer A F B ♦ K. I. Sawyer AFB ♦ pine sawyer ♦ sawyer beetle ♦ Sawyer County ♦ tom sawyer ♦ top sawyer. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "sawyer": Scott-sawyer.
	Containing "sawyer": Covington-Sawyer-Wilderness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Sawyer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
tom sawyer	416
diane sawyer	341
sawyer brown	338
adventure of tom sawyer	90
sawyer	78
brown lyrics sawyer	50
county record sawyer	47
sawyer mi	39
colby sawyer	30
glacier sawyer	25
hazen sawyer	24
sawyer canoe	23
sawyer school	22
sawyer michigan	21
george sawyer	20
sawyer college	19
point sawyer	18
chris sawyer	17
dianne sawyer	17
diane primetime sawyer	17
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Sawyer

Language		Translations for "sawyer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Sharrëxhi (logger, logman, lumberer, lumberjack, lumberman). (various references)

Arabic		‏النشار ناشر الخشب. (various references)

Bulgarian		Залято От � ека �"ърво, �'ид �"ървояден червей, � езач На �"ърва. (various references)

Czech		Dìlník Na Pile. (various references)

Danish		stribet barkbuk (opaque sawyer), stensaver (stone sawyer), specialarbejder (labourer, metal sawyer, semi-skilled worker, specialised worker, specialized worker), savskaerer (wood sawyer), pladsarbejder (wood sawyer). (various references)

Dutch		zager (cutter, wood sawyer). (various references)

Finnish		mustajäärä (opaque sawyer). (various references)

French		Scieur. (various references)

German		Säger. (various references)

Greek		πριονιστής ξύλου (wood sawyer), πριονιστής λίθων (stone sawyer), χειριστής μεταλλοπρίονου (metal sawyer). (various references)

Hungarian		Fûrészelõ. (various references)

Italian		Segatore. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		木挽き . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"びき. (various references)

Manx		saauyder. (various references)

Pig Latin		awyersay

Portuguese		Serrador. (various references)

Romanian		Tãietor Cu Ferãstrãu, Croitorul-lemnului, Buturugã Aflatã Pe Fundul Râului. (various references)

Russian		Пильщик, Коряга. (various references)

Scottish		s� bhadair. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		testeraš. (various references)

Spanish		Aserrador. (various references)

Swedish		Sågare. (various references)

Thai		ผู้เลื่อย. (various references)

Turkish		Doğramacı (carpenter, joiner), Bıçkıcı. (various references)

Ukranian		Пиляр, Лісоруб. (various references)

Welsh		llifiwr. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Sawyer

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Asemum striatum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Sawyer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "sawyer": sawyers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Sawyer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sadye, Salwey, saower, sawder, saw'em, sawer, Sayeef, Sayyaf, Shawyer, swaler, zawyer. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Sawyer"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "sawyer" (pronounced sô"yer or soy"er)
3	-ô" y er	lawyer.
2	-oy" er	coyer, destroyer, employer, foyer, multiemployer, oyer.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Sawyer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: swayer.
	Words within the letters "a-e-r-s-w-y"
	-1 letter: eyras, resaw, resay, sawer, sayer, sewar, sware, swear, wares, wears, weary, years.
	-2 letters: aery, ares, arse, awes, awry, ayes, ears, easy, eras, eyas, eyra, rase, raws, rays, ryas, ryes, sear, sera, sway, waes, ware, wars, wary, ways, wear, wyes, yare, yaws, year, yeas, yews.
	-3 letters: are, ars, awe, aye, ays, ear, era, ers, ras, raw, ray, res, rya, rye, sae, saw, say, sea, ser, sew, wae, war, was, way, wry, wye, yar, yaw, yea, yes, yew.
	-4 letters: ae, ar, as, aw, ay, er, es, re, we, ya, ye.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-r-s-w-y"
	+1 letter: bewrays, lawyers, sawyers, swayers, wastery, yawners, yawpers.
	+2 letters: areaways, freeways, haywires, raceways, ropeways, sternway, swannery, trawleys, wireways.
	+3 letters: anywheres, bewrayers, claywares, driveways, entryways, eyewaters, greenways, hereaways, routeways, seaworthy, sternways, tearaways, walkyries, waterways, wayfarers, waylayers, yawmeters.
	+4 letters: breakaways, breaksaway, breezeways, cornerways, crazyweeds, dayflowers, earlywoods, expressway, flyswatter, graywackes, jayhawkers, jaywalkers, lawyerings, mayflowers, nonlawyers, polywaters, strawberry.
	+5 letters: expressways, flyswatters, steerageway, superlawyer, swordplayer, unseaworthy, waywardness, wearilessly, wearisomely, yellowwares.
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