Sawyer vs Miller - What's the difference?

sawyer | miller |


As a proper noun sawyer

is for someone who made a living from sawing wood.

As a noun miller is

a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flour mill.

sawyer

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
  • (US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current
  • A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
  • (US, dialect) The bowfin.

    • Anagrams

    *

    miller

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • for a miller.

    • See also

    * Millward