Sawyer

See also: sawyer

English

Etymology

As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar.
As a French surname, variant of Seguin.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made a living from sawing wood.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A city and town in Kansas.
A ghost town in Nebraska.
A city and town in North Dakota.
A town in Oklahoma.

Derived terms

Sawyer County

Anagrams

Erways, Swarey, Wearys, swayer, sweary

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