sawyer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sawyer
    n 1: one who is employed to saw wood
    2: any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or
       dying trees especially conifers [syn: {sawyer}, {sawyer
       beetle}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 surface, rising and falling with a
      rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Zool.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Sawyer, KS (city, FIPS 63275)
  Location: 37.49773 N, 98.68269 W
  Population (1990): 183 (88 housing units)
  Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 67134
Sawyer, KY
  Zip code(s): 42643
Sawyer, MI
  Zip code(s): 49125
Sawyer, MN
  Zip code(s): 55780
Sawyer, ND (city, FIPS 70980)
  Location: 48.08933 N, 101.05399 W
  Population (1990): 319 (143 housing units)
  Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 58781
Sawyer, OK
  Zip code(s): 74756

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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 code:            70980
   Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
   Location:             48.088993 N, 101.052884 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     58781
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Sawyer, ND
    Sawyer

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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 code:            65650
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             34.012880 N, 95.372138 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     74756
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Sawyer, OK
    Sawyer

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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:            63275
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.498323 N, 98.683223 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     67134
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Sawyer, KS
    Sawyer

from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Sawyer -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    16196
   Housing Units (2000): 13722
   Land area (2000):     1256.417899 sq. miles (3254.107281 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    93.902902 sq. miles (243.207390 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1350.320801 sq. miles (3497.314671 sq. km)
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             45.906531 N, 91.250598 W
   Headwords:
    Sawyer
    Sawyer, WI
    Sawyer County
    Sawyer County, WI

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

SAWYER

Thomas, a plain American boy who was rescued from
obscurity by Mark Twain, and became a good salesman.