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graver

noun
/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/

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.

  1. inherited from græfere
  2. inherited from gravere

Definitions

  1. a burin

  2. 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 […]

  3. comparative form of grave

    comparative form of grave: more grave

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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