carver
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvingsSomeone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
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» The carver crafted a beautiful wooden statue.
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5 sensesSomeone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
Schnitzer
ре́зчикrézčik
someone who carves the meat
(dated)A carving knife.
(dated)A butcher.
An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
Examples
4 sentencesThe carver crafted a beautiful wooden statue.
The carver sculpted an ice sculpture for the festival.
The stone carver meticulously carved intricate patterns on the monument.
So many people had died that the gravestone supplier was forced to hire a new carver.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate wFrom Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).
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Forms
plural: carversSynonyms
6 synonyms- United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943):George Washington Carver
- someone who carves the meat:cutter
- makes decorative wooden panels:woodcarver
- an artist who creates sculptures:sculptorsculpturerstatue maker
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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