"Sawyer" meaning in All languages combined

See Sawyer on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Sawyers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sawyer|t=one who saws}} sawyer (“one who saws”), {{der|en|de|Seger}} German Seger, {{m|en|Sager}} Sager, {{der|en|sl|Žagar}} Slovene Žagar, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|Seguin}} Seguin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Sawyers}} Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made a living from sawing wood. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-shoV~Av5 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 46 1 2 14 0
  3. A city and town in Kansas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Kansas, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-Ow-DtTHl
  4. A ghost town in Nebraska. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Nebraska, USA, Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-hDuJg~CT
  5. A city and town in North Dakota. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in North Dakota, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-vmRFT5n-
  6. A town in Oklahoma. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sawyer-en-name-B16cVhXk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sawyer County

Inflected forms

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