carver
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carver¹
- /ˈkɑɹvɚ/ US
- /ˈkɑːvə/ UK
Sounds like calver (Received Pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)və(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).
noun carvers
- Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
- A carving knife.
- A butcher.
- An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat). She began a circuit of the dining room, peering at the baronial fireplace with its andirons the size of torture racks, and heavy oak carvers like gnarled thrones.
- A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
Carver²
Where it comes from
From Middle English Carver, Kerver, Kervor, Kervour, Kervoure, Kervere, from Middle English carver, kervere (“carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”). More at carver.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Carver County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
- A neighbourhood of Richmond, Virginia.
- A former unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: woodcarver, cutter, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker, carpenter, netsuke, cleoid, chiseler, whittler, woodworker, engraver, burinist, etcher, stonecutter, modeller
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noun one who carves
| Español | tallador |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schnitzer |
| Italiano | intagliatore, intagliatrice, incisore |
| Русский | ре́зчик rézčik |
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