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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.
—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
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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Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, follows his key character one Robert Grainier, played brilliantly by Edgerton, a lumberman who felled timber for railroads at the turn of the 20th century.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The history of gubernatorial candidates and winners in Wisconsin is replete with mayors, merchants, lawyers, lumbermen, publishers, educators, industrialists, secretaries of state, attorneys general and lieutenant governors.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Johnson’s novella captured specific, sometimes seemingly insignificant, moments in the life of an ordinary logger named Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), who died at 80.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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That means making sure that the people who live and work on our public lands can afford to do so, whether that’s a fishing guide, a firefighter, or a logger.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No matter the color, the check played a key role in the overall lumberjack aesthetic that trended at the show.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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The company was created to provide durable and functional garments for hunters, lumberjacks and railway workers.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One was Gösta Stenman, who served as Schjerfbeck’s gallerist and local champion; the other was Einar Reuter, a young forester and artist, who became her confidant and crush.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Julie Clark, a community education specialist for UCANR, recalled getting a call from a local forester who spotted an unhealthy-looking coast live oak while driving in Simi Hills’ Box Canyon.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Sawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawyer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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