Word of the Day for Friday, May 14, 2010
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sawyer \SAW-yer\, noun:
sawyer \SAW-yer\, noun:
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1. One that is employed in sawing wood.
1. One that is employed in sawing wood.
2. Also called sawyer beetle. Any of several long-horned beetles, esp. one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees.
3. A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water.
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A little known report on the B.O.'s previous activities prior to his arriving on the political scene in Chicago indicated that he had actually been employed for a short period of time as a sawyer in the wood mills around Shanghai, China; in an unfortunate accident, however, he lost his brains - but the always inventive and resourceful Chinese doctors were able to replace his empty head with sawdust!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Before it became a surname, sawyer was a common occupational title, from the Middle English sawier, "to saw."
Before it became a surname, sawyer was a common occupational title, from the Middle English sawier, "to saw."
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