Definition

Noun: * Sawyer: A person whose job is to cut wood using a saw, especially as a profession. This is the direct and most common translation for "thợ cưa".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người đàn ông đó là một thợ cưa lành nghề. (That man is a skilled sawyer.)
  • Công việc của thợ cưa rất vất vả và đòi hỏi sức khỏe. (The work of a sawyer is very hard and requires strength.)
  • Họ thuê một thợ cưa để cắt những khúc gỗ lớn. (They hired a sawyer to cut the large logs.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thợ cưa" can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any worker who operates a sawing machine in an industrial setting, such as in a lumber mill or factory. The context usually clarifies the specific type of work.

Variants and Related Words

• Thợ xẻ (noun): A synonym for "thợ cưa", also meaning a sawyer or woodcutter. It emphasizes the action of splitting or sawing wood.
• Thợ mộc (noun): Carpenter. A broader profession that involves working with wood, which may include sawing but also encompasses joining, planning, and constructing.
• Cưa (noun/verb): Saw (the tool) / to saw (the action). This is the root word from which "thợ cưa" is derived.

Synonyms

• Woodcutter: A person who cuts down trees or chops wood. This term is broader and can include felling trees, not just sawing lumber.
• Lumberjack: A person who fells trees, cuts them into logs, or transports them. This is often associated with forest work rather than detailed sawing.

Related Phrases

• Làm nghề thợ cưa: To work as a sawyer.
  • Ông ấy đã làm nghề thợ cưa suốt ba mươi năm. (He worked as a sawyer for thirty years.)

noun

1. sawyer