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weaver

noun

weav·​er ˈwē-vər How to pronounce weaver (audio)
1
: one that weaves especially as an occupation
2
: any of numerous Old World passerine birds (family Ploceidae) that resemble finches and typically construct elaborate nests of interlaced vegetation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Born the son of a poor ribbon weaver in a small village in Saxony, Fichte became the most famous German philosopher of his time, after Kant. Andrea Wulf, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2022 The woman who sat before me was a skilled textile artist, designer, weaver, upholsterer and woodcarver. Sólveig Eva Magnúsdóttir, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 Her roots at the trading post run deep: Her mother also worked as a weaver at Hubbell. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 The collection was dedicated to her great-grandmother Phoebe Nez, a rug weaver, who died in September 2009. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 After its 2011 runway debut by then-creative director Jean Paul Gaultier, the Picnic Kelly—which requires 10 hours of meticulous craftsmanship by both a master saddler and a basket weaver—was discontinued in 2018. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 30 July 2022 Among the lovers, thespians and fairies are such beloved characters as Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, the mischievous jester Puck and the hapless weaver Nick Bottom. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 To the northwest, master paper weaver Youngsoon Lee spends six months twisting bits of mulberry paper, sourced from antique shops, to weave into intricate baskets using another 500-year-old process. Monica Kim, Vogue, 30 June 2022 Albers was out of a job, but the more salient issue was that his wife, Anni, a master weaver and former Bauhaus instructor, was Jewish in an increasingly menacing atmosphere. New York Times, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weaver was in the 14th century

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