- sawyer
- sawyer mid-14c. (as a surname from mid-13c.), alteration of sawer, agent noun from SAW (Cf. saw) (v.), influenced by French-derived words in -ier (e.g. lawyer, bowyer, clothier).
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Sawyer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amos Sawyer (* 1945), Präsident von Liberia 1990–1994 Anthony Sawyer (* 1984), britischer Skeltonpilot Artemas Wyman Sawyer (1827–1907), kanadischer baptistischer Priester Charles H. Sawyer (1840–1908), US … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sawyer — is a title for a lumberjack, someone who saws wood, or operates a chainsaw. In early 17th century New England it was one of the most prosperous occupations. This term may also refer to:PlacesIn the United States: *Sawyer, Kansas *Sawyer, Michigan … Wikipedia
Sawyer — Sawyer, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 377 Housing Units (2000): 162 Land area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sawyer — puede referirse a: Robert J. Sawyer, escritor de ciencia ficción. Tom Sawyer, personaje de Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer. James Sawyer Ford, personaje de la serie de televisión Lost. Anthony Cooper, alias Sawyer, otro personaje de la serie Lost.… … Wikipedia Español
Sawyer, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 124 Housing Units (2000): 76 Land area (2000): 0.134543 sq. miles (0.348466 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.134543 sq. miles (0.348466 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sawyer, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 377 Housing Units (2000): 162 Land area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sawyer, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 274 Housing Units (2000): 127 Land area (2000): 4.641141 sq. miles (12.020499 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.020917 sq. miles (0.054174 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.662058 sq. miles (12.074673 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sawyer — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sawyer — ► NOUN ▪ a person who saws timber … English terms dictionary
sawyer — [sô′yər] n. [ME sawier for sawere, with ier < OFr suffix ier: see CLOTHIER, LAWYER] 1. a person whose work is sawing wood, as into planks and boards ☆ 2. a log or tree caught in a river so that its branches saw back and forth with the water ☆… … English World dictionary
