ˈunder-ˌsawyer
[under-1 6 a.]
A subordinate or inferior person. (Cf. top-sawyer.)
| 1865 Dickens Mut. Fr. i. xii, There were no top-sawyers, every passenger was an under-sawyer. |
ˈunder-ˌsawyer
[under-1 6 a.]
A subordinate or inferior person. (Cf. top-sawyer.)
| 1865 Dickens Mut. Fr. i. xii, There were no top-sawyers, every passenger was an under-sawyer. |
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