topsawyer noun2 •(historical) A sawyer holding the upper handle of a pit saw and standing in the upper position above the saw pit.Well; she has married a topsawyer — I believe the ablest of them all, and probably the most unprincipled [...] — 1880 •(no longer used) A highly skilled, prominent, or commanding leader.A fine colt. If Trevisco which won the Foal Stakes does not turn out a topsawyer I shall be greatly surprised [...] — 1896 formstopsawyers
