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sawyer
/ˈsɔjɚ/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
one who is employed to saw wood
- noun
any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
Word history
From Middle English sawyer, sawier, sawior, equivalent to saw + yer.
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- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about 3 times in every million words.
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