Tom Sawyer

English

Etymology

The verb is a reference to the title character of the novel.

Proper noun

Tom Sawyer

The title character of the novel

1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a popular 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South on the Mississippi River.

Verb

Tom Sawyer (third-person singular simple present Tom Sawyers, present participle Tom Sawyering, simple past and past participle Tom Sawyered)

1. To convince someone to volunteer, especially to do something which one should do oneself.