Word Study
carver
CIDE DICTIONARY
carver, n.
- One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc. Dodsley. [1913 Webster]"The carver of his fortunes." [1913 Webster]
- One who carves or divides meat at table. [1913 Webster]
- A large knife for carving. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carver, n. US a chair with arms, a rush seat, and a back having horizontal and vertical spindles.
Etymology
J. Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony, d. 1621, for whom a prototype was allegedly made
carver, n.
1 a person who carves.
2 a a carving knife. b (in pl.) a knife and fork for carving.
3 Brit. the principal chair, with arms, in a set of dining-chairs, intended for the person who carves.
1 a person who carves.
2 a a carving knife. b (in pl.) a knife and fork for carving.
3 Brit. the principal chair, with arms, in a set of dining-chairs, intended for the person who carves.
Usage
To be distinguished (in sense 3) from Carver.
THESAURUS
carver
burinist, cerographer, chalcographer, chaser, clay modeler, earth artist, engraver, etcher, figurer, figuriste, gem carver, gem engraver, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, lapidary, line engraver, lithographer, mason, modeler, molder, monumental mason, printmaker, pyrographer, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, statuary, stonecutter, wax modeler, wood carver, wood engraver, xylopyrographerROGET THESAURUS
carver
Artist
N artist, painter, limner, drawer, sketcher, designer, engraver, master, old master, draftsman, draughtsman, copyist, dauber, hack, enamel, enameler, enamelist, caricaturist, historical painter, landscape painter, marine painter, flower painter, portrait painter, miniature painter, miniaturist, scene painter, sign painter, coach painter, engraver, Apelles, sculptor, carver, chaser, modeler, figuriste, statuary, Phidias, Praxiteles, Royal Academician, photographer, cinematographer, lensman, cameraman, camera technician, camera buff, wildlife photographer, photo safari, with gun and camera.For further exploring for "carver" in Webster Dictionary Online
