sawyer

n.

1. One that is employed in sawing wood.
2. Any of several long-horned beetles of the genus Monochamus having larvae that bore large holes in living or dead wood.
3. See snag (sense ). See Regional Note at preacher.

[Middle English sauere, sawier, from sawen, to saw, from sawe, saw. See saw¹.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: one who is employed to saw wood

Meaning #2: any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
  Synonym: sawyer beetle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - savskærer, træ der sidder fast i flodleje

Nederlands (Dutch)
zager

Français (French)
n. - scieur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sägearbeiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πριονιστής

Italiano (Italian)
segatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - serrador (m)

Русский (Russian)
пильщик, лесоруб

Español (Spanish)
n. - aserrador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - planksågare, vedsågare, uppryckt träd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
锯木匠, 食木虫, 漂流水中的树木

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鋸木匠, 食木蟲, 漂流水中的樹木

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 톱장이, 천우, 수염치레하늘소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木びき, カミキリムシ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألنشار, ناشر ألخشب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נסר - מומחה לניסור עצים, עץ עקור המושט על פני הנהר‬

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