weaver

[US]/'wiːvə/
[UK]/'wivɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.one who weaves;;a person who creates fabric by interlacing threads

Phrases & Collocations

skilled weaver

traditional weaver

artisan weaver

loom weaver

Example Sentences

a weaver of fine rugs.

The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.

She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.

the horse misjudged the fence and Mrs Weaver was thrown off.

a person who had plied at the weaver's trade for 20 years.

The Navajo are noted as stockbreeders and skilled weavers, potters, and silversmiths.

The cotton-planter of Carolina, and the woolgrower of Australia, have more interests in common with the spinner and weaver than with the corn grower.

5Another battle also was fought against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of Saltus a Bethlehemite slew the brother of Goliath the Gethite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

Real-world Examples

One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

It goes something like, (sings) Ooh, dream weaver.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2022 Collection

" Grab bags are fun, " the royal weaver said.

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

And to me, the weavers have found that language.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

And these weavers have found a better way to live.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

But upon seeing the weaver's beauty, the cowherd forgot his routine.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

And now the Emperor, with all the grandees of his court, came to the weavers.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Aymara weavers cut off their animals' wool in October when the weather is warmer.

Source: VOA Special English: World

And we plop into a place and we find weavers anywhere, everywhere.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

It was started more than 300 years ago, when French weavers decided to automate the loom.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2019 Collection

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