weaver
pronunciation
How to pronounce weaver in British English:
UK [ˈwi:və(r)]
How to pronounce weaver in American English:
US [ˈwivɚ]
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- Noun:
- a craftsman who weaves cloth
- finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
Word Origin
- weaver (n.)
- mid-14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), agent noun from weave (v.). The weaver-bird (1826) so called from the ingenuity of its nests.
Example
- 1. Photo : a weaver adjusts a jacquard loom / corbis
- 2. I 'm mrs. weaver 's secretary .
- 3. As he led her out of his quarters , ms. weaver spoke to madge .
- 4. You told that to captain weaver ?
- 5. It is so fine it can only be worked on an hour a day , so as not to ruin the eyesight of the weaver .