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SAWYER
SOURCE:
Occupation
USAGE:
English
PRONOUNCED:
SOI-ər, SAW-yər
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Meaning & History
Occupational surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Middle English. Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876).
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