sawyer
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
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A beetle, mostly in the genus , that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
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(US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current.
"sawyer" means a large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"sawyer" is informal English meaning a large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current. It is mainly used in North American English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "sawyer" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.
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