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graver

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/

Definition of graver

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)a burin
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noun

  1. (dated)a burin
  2. (obsolete)a carver, sculptor, or engraver
    “1852-1854, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs.”
    “[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]”

adj

  1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of grave: more grave

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.

Anagrams of graver

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