sawyer

• Nom désignant une personne dont le métier est de scier du bois, ou un type de coléoptère dont les larves creusent des galeries dans le bois.

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.

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   • 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.

   Synonymesfellerloggerlumberjacktimbermanwoodcutter

2. C1formal

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

   Sawyer (coléoptère)

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

   Synonymeslongicornsawyer beetle