sawyer

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona cuyo oficio es serrar madera, o también un tipo de escarabajo de cuyas larvas perforan la madera.

A noun referring to a person whose occupation is sawing wood, or to a type of beetle whose larvae bore into trees.

1. WoodcutterB2formal

   A person whose job is to saw wood, especially timber into planks or boards.

   aserrador

   • The sawyer worked tirelessly at the mill.
   • In the 19th century, a sawyer was a common trade in logging towns.
   • He learned the skills of a sawyer from his father.

   Sinónimosfellerloggerlumberjacktimbermanwoodcutter

2. C1formal

   Any of several types of beetles, especially longhorn beetles, whose larvae bore into and damage dead or dying trees, particularly conifers.

   escarabajo barrenador de la madera

   • The forest was infested with sawyer beetles.
   • Sawyer larvae can cause significant damage to timber.
   • The entomologist identified the insect as a pine sawyer.

   Sinónimoslongicornsawyer beetle