Sawyer

Sawyer

Sawyer is a title for a lumberjack, someone who saws wood, or operates a chainsaw. In early 17th century New England it was one of the most prosperous occupations.

This term may also refer to:

Places

In the United States:
*Sawyer, Kansas
*Sawyer, Michigan
*Sawyer, North Dakota
*Sawyer, Oklahoma
*Sawyer County, Wisconsin
*The Sawyer River in New Hampshire

People

*Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia 1990-1994
*Benjamin C. Sawyer, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Chris Sawyer, computer game designer
*Diane Sawyer, American journalist and TV host
*Gordon E. Sawyer Award, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
*Herbert Sawyer (1730–1798), Royal Navy admiral
*Herbert Sawyer, Royal Navy admiral, son of the above
*Ivy Sawyer, American singer, actress and dancer
*Joe Sawyer, Canadian actor
*Josh Sawyer, video game designer
*Lewis E. Sawyer, American congressman
*Philetus Sawyer, American politician
*Ray Sawyer, singer from the band Dr. Hook
*Robert J. Sawyer, science fiction author
*Shawn Sawyer, figure skater
*Stephen S. Sawyer, American painter
*William Sawyer, several people

;Fictional characters
*Buz Sawyer, title character of a long-running comic strip
*Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's famous literary character in multiple books
*James "Sawyer" Ford, a character on the ABC television show "Lost"

Other uses

*Sawyer Brown, country music band


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  • Sawyer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amos Sawyer (* 1945), Präsident von Liberia 1990–1994 Anthony Sawyer (* 1984), britischer Skeltonpilot Artemas Wyman Sawyer (1827–1907), kanadischer baptistischer Priester Charles H. Sawyer (1840–1908), US …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sawyer — Sawyer, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 377 Housing Units (2000): 162 Land area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sawyer — puede referirse a: Robert J. Sawyer, escritor de ciencia ficción. Tom Sawyer, personaje de Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer. James Sawyer Ford, personaje de la serie de televisión Lost. Anthony Cooper, alias Sawyer, otro personaje de la serie Lost.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sawyer, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 124 Housing Units (2000): 76 Land area (2000): 0.134543 sq. miles (0.348466 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.134543 sq. miles (0.348466 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sawyer, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 377 Housing Units (2000): 162 Land area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.481825 sq. miles (1.247920 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sawyer, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 274 Housing Units (2000): 127 Land area (2000): 4.641141 sq. miles (12.020499 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.020917 sq. miles (0.054174 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.662058 sq. miles (12.074673 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sawyer — Saw yer, n. [Saw + yer, as in lawyer. Cf. {Sawer}.] 1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer. [1913 Webster] 2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sawyer — mid 14c. (as a surname from mid 13c.), alteration of sawer, agent noun from SAW (Cf. saw) (v.), influenced by French derived words in ier (e.g. lawyer, bowyer, clothier) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sawyer — ► NOUN ▪ a person who saws timber …   English terms dictionary

  • sawyer — [sô′yər] n. [ME sawier for sawere, with ier < OFr suffix ier: see CLOTHIER, LAWYER] 1. a person whose work is sawing wood, as into planks and boards ☆ 2. a log or tree caught in a river so that its branches saw back and forth with the water ☆… …   English World dictionary

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