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Recent Examples of sawyer
The third-generation logger runs a crew of about 20 sawyers and loggers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
12 May 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.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
The crew spread out, and sawyers began to cut the chaparral with their saws.
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M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
His father, George, owned 25,000 acres of land and operated large plantations in Virginia, relying on enslaved people to work as carpenters, coopers, sawyers, blacksmiths, tanners, shoemakers, spinners, weavers, knitters, distillers, cooks, laundry maids and field laborers.
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Sue Eisenfeld,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2024
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.
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Scott Bestul,
Field & Stream,
13 July 2023
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
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
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 father, George, owned 25,000 acres of land and operated large plantations in Virginia, relying on enslaved people to work as carpenters, coopers, sawyers, blacksmiths, tanners, shoemakers, spinners, weavers, knitters, distillers, cooks, laundry maids and field laborers.
—
Sue Eisenfeld,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawyer
Noun
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Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
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The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.
Noun
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The loggers left in 1955, and the Ranch soon welcomed guests again (and of course—became a guiding force in western hospitality, favored by those seeking a true Montana experience).
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Ostensibly, the 1996 journey was meant to protect the Korubo from further outside contact by invaders (loggers, fishermen, settlers) intent on taking their resources.
Noun
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Did these sisters see the silhouette of a Bigfoot or a big lumberjack with no neck?
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Meadow Gold Mack, a friendly lumberjack, is mascot for a shop of the same name on 11th Street in Tulsa.
Noun
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With the fires spread out across the state, emergency response teams could use more personnel, said state forester Jamie Barnes.
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Fire suppression repair is intended to restore areas disturbed during firefighting efforts and reduce erosion, said Meghan Scheeline, a forester and fire suppression repair specialist with Cal Fire, in a 2024 video posted on Cal Fire’s YouTube page.
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“Sawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawyer. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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