thợ xẻ
Definition
- Noun:
- Sawyer: A worker whose occupation is to saw wood, especially one who operates a saw to cut timber into planks or boards.
- Lumber sawyer: A person skilled in the craft of sawing logs into lumber at a sawmill or using hand tools.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người thợ xẻ đang cưa một khúc gỗ lớn. (The sawyer is sawing a large log.)
- Cần thuê một thợ xẻ lành nghề cho xưởng cưa. (We need to hire a skilled lumber sawyer for the sawmill.)
- Ông ấy làm thợ xẻ suốt ba mươi năm. (He worked as a sawyer for thirty years.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thợ xẻ" traditionally refers to manual or mill-based wood sawing. In modern contexts, it can also imply operating mechanized saws.
- Với máy móc hiện đại, công việc của thợ xẻ đã thay đổi nhiều. (With modern machinery, the work of the sawyer has changed significantly.)
Variants and Related Words
Thợ cưa (n): A synonym for sawyer; a worker who saws.
- Thợ cưa phải đeo đồ bảo hộ. (The sawyer must wear protective gear.)
Thợ mộc (n): Carpenter; a craftsperson who builds with wood already cut into lumber.
- Thợ mộc dùng ván do thợ xẻ cung cấp. (The carpenter uses planks supplied by the sawyer.)
Synonyms
- Sawyer: A person who saws wood.
- Lumberman: A worker involved in cutting and preparing timber.
- Mill worker (specifically in a sawmill).
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "thợ xẻ", the profession is associated with the idiom "thẳng như gỗ mục" (straight as rotten wood), sometimes used humorously to describe something very straight, referencing sawn timber.
- Con đường này thẳng như gỗ mục vậy. (This road is as straight as sawn timber.)