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weaver.

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwiː.və(ɹ)/UK/ˈwi.vɚ/US
  1. A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

  2. A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.

  3. A weaverbird.

  4. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.

  5. Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.

  6. Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wevere, wever, from Old English *wefere, *wifre, *wæfre (“weaver”, in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *webārī. By surface analysis, weave + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Weeuwer (“weaver”), Dutch wever (“weaver”), German Low German Wever (“weaver”), German Weber (“weaver”), Swedish vävare (“weaver”), Icelandic vefari (“weaver”).

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