sawyer

A worker who cuts wood into pieces with a saw.

• The sawyer cut the log.
• Two sawyers worked in the pit.
• An experienced sawyer can produce evenly sized boards.

Common phrases: a skilled sawyer, a pit sawyer

A beetle with long feelers whose young feed inside trees and wood.

• A sawyer landed on the pine.
• Sawyers laid eggs beneath the bark.
• The sawyer beetle has very long antennae.

Common phrases: a pine sawyer, a sawyer beetle

A large fallen tree trunk carried by a river, which can be dangerous to boats.

• A sawyer blocked the channel.
• The boat struck a sawyer beneath the water.
• Floodwater carried several sawyers downstream.

Common phrases: a submerged sawyer, a dangerous sawyer