/ Dictionary / Index S sawyer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: saw•yer Pronunciation: (sô'yur, soi'ur), [key] — n. a person who saws wood, esp. as an occupation. Also calledany of several long-horned beetles, esp. one of the genus Monochamus, the larvae of which bore in the wood of coniferous trees. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sawyer (Thesaurus) saw-whet owl sax Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language