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sayer

noun

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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Of multiple origins, including an occupational surname for a sawyer, or an assayer of metals, or a seller of serge cloth ( Middle English say), or a sewer.

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English say Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sayer From say + -er.

  1. One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.