engraver
pronunciation
How to pronounce engraver in British English:
UK [ɪnˈgreɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce engraver in American English:
US [ɪnˈɡreɪvər]
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- Noun:
- a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
- a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate
Word Origin
- engraver (n.)
- 1580s, agent noun from engrave.
Example
- 1. The engraver engraved a name on a plate .
- 2. This design was the work of us mint engraver , john mercanti .
- 3. William hogarth , english painter and engraver , was born in london , the son of a teacher .
- 4. Born in 1605 , he was the son of an engraver and mapmaker .
- 5. Before his death , william barber ensured that his own son , charles , would be appointed chief engraver .