carver

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkɑːvə//
United States//ˈkɑɹvɚ//

Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.

noun

1
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
2
datedA carving knife.
3
datedA butcher.
4
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.
5
A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English kerver English carver From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).

Forms

plural: carvers

Cartwright · An English surname originating as an occupation for someone…carve · To cut meat in order to serve it.carved · Of an object, made by carving.

carver · Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.

Carver · A surname.carving · A carved object.Cary · A surname, a less common spelling of Carey.

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