sawyer

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 ]