carver

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑɹvɚ/
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/ˈkɑɹvɚ/ · /ˈkɑːvə/ (UK)

Definition of carver

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
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noun

  1. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
  2. (dated)A carving knife.
  3. (dated)A 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.

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. A city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States.
  6. A former unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

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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 *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English…

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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 *-āsjos 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”).

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