Sawyer
Encyclopedia
Sawyer is an occupational term referring to someone who saws wood. One such job was the now-archaic occupation of someone who cut lumber to length for the consumer market, a task now done by end users or at lumber and home improvement stores. The term is still widely used in the logging
industry, wildfire suppression, trail
construction and related work to refer to the operator of a chainsaw
(or still in some limited applications, a crosscut saw
).
Sawyer is also an occupational surname originating in England
, for someone who made a living from sawing wood. Sawyer is also less commonly a given name
.
This term may also refer to:
Communities
Streams
Fictional characters
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
industry, wildfire suppression, trail
Trail
A trail is a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers and in some places are the main access route to remote settlements...
construction and related work to refer to the operator of a chainsaw
Chainsaw
A chainsaw is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine...
(or still in some limited applications, a crosscut saw
Crosscut saw
A crosscut saw is a saw that is specially designed for making crosscuts. A crosscut is a cut made horizontally through the trunk of a standing tree, but the term also applies to cutting free lumber...
).
Sawyer is also an occupational surname originating in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, for someone who made a living from sawing wood. Sawyer is also less commonly a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
This term may also refer to:
- Sawyer, a fallen tree stuck on the bottom of river, where it constitutes a danger to shipping.
Places
In the United States:Communities
- Sawyer, KansasSawyer, KansasSawyer is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 124.-Geography:Sawyer is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Sawyer, Michigan
- Sawyer, North DakotaSawyer, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 377 people, 150 households, and 108 families residing in the city. The population density was 782.4 people per square mile . There were 162 housing units at an average density of 336.2 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.14% White, 0.53%...
- Sawyer, OklahomaSawyer, OklahomaSawyer is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sawyer is located at ....
- Sawyer County, WisconsinSawyer County, WisconsinSawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,196. Its county seat is Hayward.-History:The county is named for Philetus Sawyer, who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in the 19th century.-Geography:According to...
Streams
- Sawyer KillSawyer KillThe Sawyer Kill or Sawyer's Kill is a tributary stream of the Hudson River in New York state. The source is at the Great Vlaie on the border of Ulster and Greene counties. The stream enters the Hudson River at Seamon Park in Malden, New York, just north of the village of Saugerties.Saugerties...
, in New York - Sawyer RiverSawyer RiverThe Sawyer River is a 9.1 mile long river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine....
, in New Hampshire
People
- Ada Lewis SawyerAda Lewis SawyerAda Lewis Sawyer was an American lawyer. She is remembered as the first woman to take and pass the bar exam in the state of Rhode Island.- Early years :...
, pioneer female attorney from Rhode Island - Alan SawyerAlan SawyerAlan Leigh Sawyer is a former professional basketball player for the Washington Capitols of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1946 to 1950. He was drafted in the third round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the...
(born 1928), professional basketball player - Amos SawyerAmos SawyerDr. Amos Claudius Sawyer was the President of the Interim Government of National Unity in Liberia . Sawyer was born to Abel Sawyer and Sarah Sawyer in 1945, of Sarpo ethnicity; his siblings include Joe Sawyer; the Sawyers were a prominent family in Sinoe County...
, President of Liberia 1990-1994 - Benjamin C. SawyerBenjamin C. SawyerBenair C. Sawyer , was the Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1862 to 1864.This name is misspelled. The correct spelling for this historical person is Benair Clement Sawyer.His family was in the soap making business...
, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Chris SawyerChris SawyerChris Sawyer is a Scottish computer game developer who is best known for designing and programming Transport Tycoon and the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.-Career:...
, computer game designer - Diane SawyerDiane SawyerLila Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC Newss morning news program, Good Morning America ....
, American journalist and TV host - Gary SawyerGary SawyerGary Dean Sawyer is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Bristol Rovers as a defender, having previously played for Plymouth Argyle, Weymouth, Exeter City and Bristol City.-Playing career:...
, English association football player for Plymouth Argyle F.C. - Gordon E. Sawyer AwardGordon E. Sawyer AwardThe Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an accolade given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to "an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry." The award is named in honour of Gordon E...
, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Grant SawyerGrant SawyerFrank Grant Sawyer was an American politician. He was the 21st Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
, Governor of Nevada - Herbert Sawyer (1730–1798), British Royal Navy admiral
- Herbert SawyerHerbert SawyerAdmiral Sir Herbert Sawyer KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Admiral....
, British Royal Navy admiral, son of the above - Ivy SawyerIvy SawyerIvy Sawyer was an American cabaret and ballroom dancer, singer, and stage actress.Ivy Sawyer danced professionally with John Jarrot until she met and married fellow dancer/actor Joseph Santley. The two would dance and perform on stage together primarily in musical comedies for nearly two decades...
, American singer, actress and dancer - Joe SawyerJoe SawyerJoe Sawyer was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1930 and 1962.He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and died in Ashland, Oregon from liver cancer....
, Canadian actor - Josh SawyerJosh SawyerJoshua Eric Sawyer is a video game designer active in the role playing game genre.-Early life and education:...
, video game designer - Lee SawyerLee SawyerLee Thomas Sawyer is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United in League Two.-Playing career:...
, English footballer - Lewis E. SawyerLewis E. SawyerLewis Ernest Sawyer was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Sawyer moved with his parents to Lee County, Mississippi....
, American congressman - Miranda SawyerMiranda SawyerMiranda Sawyer is an English journalist and broadcaster.She grew up in Wilmslow, Cheshire with her brother Toby, who is an actor. She has a degree in Jurisprudence from Pembroke College, Oxford...
, English journalist - Natalie SawyerNatalie SawyerNatalie Sawyer is a presenter on Sky Sports News.-Early life:Sawyer was born to an English father, and a mother of Bulgarian descent. She graduated from Leeds Trinity University College with a degree in History and Media. This also included a work placement at Sky Sports, during which time she...
, English sports presenter - Peter Hayes SawyerPeter Hayes SawyerPeter Hayes Sawyer is a British historian of Medieval England who is known for his annotated catalogue of Anglo-Saxon charters...
, English professor of medieval history, known for his annotated list of Anglo-Saxon chartersAnglo-Saxon ChartersAnglo-Saxon charters are documents from the early medieval period in Britain which typically make a grant of land or record a privilege. The earliest surviving charters were drawn up in the 670s; the oldest surviving charters granted land to the Church, but from the eighth century surviving... - Philetus SawyerPhiletus SawyerPhiletus Sawyer was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin in both houses of Congress. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him....
, American politician - Ray SawyerRay SawyerRay "Eye Patch" Sawyer is a singer best known as a vocalist with the 1970s rock band, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show.-Early life:...
, singer from the band Dr. Hook - Robert J. SawyerRobert J. SawyerRobert James Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction writer. He has had 20 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, Nature, and many anthologies. Sawyer has won over forty awards for his fiction, including the Nebula Award ,...
, science fiction author - Roland D. SawyerRoland D. SawyerRoland Douglas Sawyer was a Congregationalist minister and for nearly 30 years a Massachusetts state legislator. He is best remembered as one of the leading Christian socialists of the first decade of the 20th century and as the author of an array of self-published books and pamphlets on genealogy...
, Massachusetts clergyman and politician - Shawn SawyerShawn SawyerShawn Sawyer is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2011 Canadian national silver medalist and a three-time Canadian national bronze medalist. He represented Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy finishing 12th overall...
, figure skater - Stephen S. SawyerStephen S. SawyerStephen Shelby Sawyer is an American commercial artist widely known for his interpretations of Jesus Christ, as well as for his business, "". His work has been featured in many magazines, over 400 newspapers such as the full front page of The New York Times, and news shows such as The Today Show...
, American painter - Thomas C. SawyerThomas C. SawyerThomas Charles Sawyer, usually known as Tom Sawyer, is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, who has represented the 28th District since his appointment in February 2007. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1987 to 2003.- Career :...
, Ohio State Senator - Toby SawyerToby SawyerToby Sawyer is a British actor.He has appeared in a number of British television dramas, including Born and Bred, Crossroads, Rosemary and Thyme, Casualty, Keen Eddie, The Royal, Elizabeth and for three years was one of the original, main cast in top British teen drama Hollyoaks...
, English actor - William Sawyer, several people
- Walter Warwick SawyerWalter Warwick SawyerWalter Warwick Sawyer, or W. W. Sawyer, was a mathematician,mathematics educator and author, who taught on several continents -Life and career:Walter Warwick Sawyer was born in London, England on April 5, 1911. He attended...
, Mathematics author
Fictional characters
- Buz SawyerBuz SawyerBuz Sawyer was a popular comic strip created by Roy Crane and highly regarded by comic strip historians. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it had a long run from November 1, 1943 to 1989. The last strip signed by Crane was dated 21 April 1979....
, title character of a long-running comic strip - Tom SawyerTom SawyerThomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Tom Sawyer Abroad , and Tom Sawyer, Detective .Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom...
, Mark Twain's famous literary character in multiple books - James "Sawyer" Ford, a character on the ABC television show Lost
- Peyton SawyerPeyton SawyerPeyton Elizabeth Scott is a fictional character from The CW television series One Tree Hill, portrayed by Hilarie Burton. A talented visual and musical artist, Peyton has a heavily-guarded heart due to the number of lost loved ones in her life...
, a fictional character on the hit television show One Tree Hill - Sawyer, a fictional female cat in the movie "Cats Don't Dance"
Other
- Sawyer beetles, the longhorn beetle genus MonochamusMonochamusMonochamus is a genus of longhorn beetles found throughout the world. They are commonly known as sawyer beetles or sawyers, as their larvae bore into dead or dying trees, especially conifers such as pines. A more ambiguous name is "bark beetles"...
- Sawyer BrownSawyer BrownSawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
, country music band - Sawyer (band)Sawyer (band)Sawyer were a group originally formed in Fife, Scotland in 1990 by John Mackie , Andrew Hunter , Alan Findlay & Iain Hinchliffe...
, Scottish rock band