English Explanatory Dictionary

graver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a burin
  2. a carver, sculptor, or engraver
adj
  1. comparative form of grave: more grave
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-graver.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-graver.wav

Word forms

graver gravers

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.

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