A person who saws or works with a saw, particularly one who fells and cuts trees in Arkansas or along the Arkansas River during the logging era.
From 'Arkansas' (the state or river) combined with 'sawyer,' someone who operates a saw, creating a compound term for sawmill workers in that specific region.
The Arkansas River was once lined with sawyers cutting massive cypress and hardwoods—they were crucial to 19th-century American industry but the work was brutal and dangerous!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.