sawyer

noun

Definition of sawyernext
as in lumberman

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Recent Examples of sawyer His years spent going from one forest logging job to another, pairing up with other sawyers to fell giant spruces, yield marvelous vignettes of wilderness frontier life. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 The crew spread out, and sawyers began to cut the chaparral with their saws. — M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 His father, George, owned 25,000 acres of land and operated large plantations in Virginia, relying on enslaved people to work as carpenters, coopers, sawyers, blacksmiths, tanners, shoemakers, spinners, weavers, knitters, distillers, cooks, laundry maids and field laborers. — Sue Eisenfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 For this reason, some sawyers prefer to over-tighten the chain a bit while sharpening to keep it taut, then reset to the proper tension once the job is complete. — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for sawyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawyer
  1. lumberman
  2. logger
  3. lumberjack
  4. forester
Noun
  • Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
  • The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of lumberman
Noun
  • The loggers left in 1955, and the Ranch soon welcomed guests again (and of course—became a guiding force in western hospitality, favored by those seeking a true Montana experience).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • Ostensibly, the 1996 journey was meant to protect the Korubo from further outside contact by invaders (loggers, fishermen, settlers) intent on taking their resources.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Definition of logger
Noun
  • Did these sisters see the silhouette of a Bigfoot or a big lumberjack with no neck?
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • But when her younger sister, Ramona, wanted to drop out to join her siblings as a lumberjack, the school for some reason ruled against this younger Mindrum heading into the woods.
    — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
Definition of lumberjack
Noun
  • Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • With the fires spread out across the state, emergency response teams could use more personnel, said state forester Jamie Barnes.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Definition of forester

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