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weaver

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weav·er  (wvr)
n.
1. One that weaves: a weaver of fine rugs.
2. A weaverbird.

weaver [ˈwiːvə]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for weaverbird
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weaver - a craftsman who weaves clothweaver - a craftsman who weaves cloth        
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
2.weaver - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsweaver - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
baya, Ploceus philippinus - common Indian weaverbird
whidah, whydah, widow bird - mostly black African weaverbird
Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, ricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
amadavat, avadavat - red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
grass finch, grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
Translations
weaver [ˈwiːvəʳ] Ntejedor(a) m/f
weaver [ˈwiːvər] ntisserand(e) m/f
weaver
nWeber(in) m(f)
weaver [ˈwiːvəʳ] ntessitore/trice


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A thing of stone beside Lake Kouen-ming Has for a thousand autumns borne the name Of the Celestial Weaver.
Neither will the builder make his tools--and he too needs many; and in like manner the weaver and shoemaker.
He was a weaver by trade; had been a skilled workman on tapestries and upholstery materials.
 
 
 
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