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Recent Examples of sawyer
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.
—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
The western red cedar used for the front and back pergolas as well as all the exterior window trim was cut and milled by a sawyer up in Cloverdale, Oregon.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Interfor, one of the pandemic's hottest stocks, is the latest sawyer to announce cutbacks, citing declining wood demand in its decision to reduce fourth-quarter lumber output by 17%.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
The cotton-elastane blend stretched well enough for one sawyer to use proper form and wear chainsaw chaps while bucking wood.
—Charlie Ebbers, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The year after the Nuttall Fire, West became a sawyer, operating a chainsaw in heavy timber, often on the hot edge of a fire—one of the most dangerous jobs on a hotshot crew.
—The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
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
The western red cedar used for the front and back pergolas as well as all the exterior window trim was cut and milled by a sawyer up in Cloverdale, Oregon.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Interfor, one of the pandemic's hottest stocks, is the latest sawyer to announce cutbacks, citing declining wood demand in its decision to reduce fourth-quarter lumber output by 17%.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
The cotton-elastane blend stretched well enough for one sawyer to use proper form and wear chainsaw chaps while bucking wood.
—Charlie Ebbers, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The year after the Nuttall Fire, West became a sawyer, operating a chainsaw in heavy timber, often on the hot edge of a fire—one of the most dangerous jobs on a hotshot crew.
—The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawyer
Noun
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In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2024
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In 1960, a lumberman from North Carolina, Jack Taylor, bought the ranch and closed access to the residents of the valley with land grant rights.—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
5 May 2024
Noun
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After starting as a logger on Married to Medicine, McDonald worked his way up through the Bravo reality ranks as a field producer for The Real Housewives of Atlanta as well as a supervising producer on Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and The Real Housewives of Orange County.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Hosted by logger Jared Douglas, who risks life and livelihood to harvest the most massive – and valuable – timber on Earth.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the titular novel, restless lumberjacks plan a dance under the condition that some of them will attend as women.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Acting Associate Chief of the Forest Service Chris French instructed regional foresters and deputy chiefs throughout the agency in an April 3 letter to boost timber volumes by 25% over the next four to five years.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2025
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The grants likely frozen support research to understand contamination on Maine farms as well as money for youth programs, fishermen and foresters.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Sawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawyer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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