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Etcher

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etch  (ch)
v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid.
b. To make or create by this method: etch a design on glass.
2. To impress, delineate, or imprint clearly: a landscape that is forever etched in my memory; trees that were etched against the winter sky.
v.intr.
To engage in etching.

[Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German ezzen, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

etcher n.
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Noun1.etcher - someone who etches
artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

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