Synonyms of sawyer

sawyer

noun

as in lumberman

Related Words

• lumberman
• logger
• lumberjack
• forester
• jack
• lumberer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sawyer

The third-generation logger runs a crew of about 20 sawyers and loggers. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025

John Cardinal, of Okemos, Michigan, also was in 1770s dress, working up a sweat as a sawyer. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025

That seems a more viable premium buy-in point for the average amateur sawyer – still quite expensive, but not so drastically. — New Atlas, 24 May 2025

But since the Federal government began slashing jobs at the Forest Service, many people with the power to vet amateur sawyers have been let go or accepted buyouts. — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 12 May 2025

The crew spread out, and sawyers began to cut the chaparral with their saws. — M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

His years spent going from one forest logging job to another, pairing up with other sawyers to fell giant spruces, yield marvelous vignettes of wilderness frontier life. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025

For this reason, some sawyers prefer to over-tighten the chain a bit while sharpening to keep it taut, then reset to the proper tension once the job is complete. — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023