carver

Meanings

1. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
2. A carving knife.
3. A butcher.
4. An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
5. A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.

1. A surname.
2. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. A city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
5. A neighbourhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States.
6. A former unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English kerver English carver From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).