weaver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English wevere, wever, from Old English *wefere, *wifre, *wæfre (“weaver”, in compounds), from Proto-West Germanic *webārī. By surface analysis, weave + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Weeuwer (“weaver”), Dutch wever (“weaver”), German Low German Wever (“weaver”), German Weber (“weaver”), Swedish vävare (“weaver”), Icelandic vefari (“weaver”).
Meanings
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A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
The Silks, varniſh'd Works, Ink, Paper, and in general every thing that comes, both from Nan-king and the other Cities of the Province, which carry on an aſtoniſhing Trade, is much more eſteem'd and dear, than what is brought from other Provinces. In the City Shang-hay only, and the Villages belonging to it, they reckon above 200,000 Weavers of Callico.
1738, J. B. Du Halde, “PROVINCE II. KYANG-NAN.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, →OCLC, page 73:
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A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.
To add a new weaver, simply soak a new one, slide one end under a rib (over the old weaver) and continue weaving with both of them until the old one runs out. […] If your weaver has dried, rewet it and weave several rows as in Diagram 26.
1988, Lyn Siler, The Basket Book: Over 30 Magnificent Baskets to Make and Enjoy:
- A weaverbird.
- An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
- Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
- Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weavers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
weaver ant · basketweaver · funnel weaver · dwarf cobweb weaver spider · red-legged golden orb-weaver spider · Taveta weaver · Taveta golden weaver · sheet weaver · sparrow-weaver · village weaver · speckle-fronted weaver · sociable weaver · peace weaver · golden silk orb-weaver · southern masked weaver · lentil-weaver · masterweaver · weaveress · spellweaver · gold-capped weaver bird · Weaver · yellow-mantled weaver · baya weaver · handweaver · meshweb weaver
Relateds
Webster · Webb · weave · Webber
Translations (157)
lv audēja (one who weaves) · fr tisserand (one who weaves) · bg тъка́чка (one who weaves) · txb wapātstsa (one who weaves) · eo teksisto (one who weaves) · el υφάντρια (one who weaves) · ha masā̀ƙī (one who weaves) · zu ihlokohloko (bird in the family Ploceidae) · kmr tevnrês (one who weaves) · izh kutoja (one who weaves) · sw mfumaji (one who weaves) · lt audėja (one who weaves) · fi kutoja (one who weaves) · nn veverske (one who weaves) · cmn 織布工 /织布工 (one who weaves) · sl tkalka (one who weaves) · mi kairaranga (one who weaves) · hy ջուլհակ (one who weaves) · cs tkadlec (one who weaves) · pl tkaczka (one who weaves) · grc γέρδιος (one who weaves) · ro țesător (one who weaves) · kum согувчу (one who weaves) · hi जुलाहा (one who weaves) · enm wevere (one who weaves) · el υφαντής (one who weaves) · nds-de Weversche (one who weaves) · fr tisserande (one who weaves) · ar نَسَّاج (one who weaves) · sv vävare (one who weaves) · kk тоқымашы (one who weaves) · nb vever (one who weaves) · pt tecelão (one who weaves) · nb veverfugl (bird in the family Ploceidae) · uz toʻqimachi (one who weaves) · ms burung tempua (bird in the family Ploceidae) · ml നെയ്ത്തുകാരൻ (one who weaves) · hu takács (one who weaves) · ca teixidor (one who weaves) · hy ոստայնանկ (one who weaves) · ml നെയ്ത്തുകാരി (one who weaves) · as তাঁতিনী (one who weaves) · nb veverske (one who weaves) · kmr tevnker (one who weaves) · mk ткајач (one who weaves) · ja 幡屋 (one who weaves) · ja 機織鳥 (bird in the family Ploceidae) · fr tisserin (bird in the family Ploceidae) · nn vevarfugl (bird in the family Ploceidae) · de Weberin (one who weaves) · es tejedora (one who weaves) · uk тка́ля (one who weaves) · et kangur (one who weaves) · nb vever (bird in the family Ploceidae) · nds-de Wäversche (one who weaves) · as বোৱনী (one who weaves) · de Webervogel (bird in the family Ploceidae) · nl wever (one who weaves) · km ជាងតម្បាញ (one who weaves) · as তাঁতী (one who weaves) · ar تَنَوُّط (bird in the family Ploceidae) · th ผู้ทอ (one who weaves) · uk ткач (one who weaves) · ja 織工 (one who weaves) · nn vevar (bird in the family Ploceidae) · nds-de Wäverin (one who weaves) · grc ὑφάντης (one who weaves) · pdt Wäwa (one who weaves) · da væver (one who weaves) · ca teixidor (bird in the family Ploceidae) · sq endëse (one who weaves) · fr tisseuse (one who weaves) · it tessitrice (one who weaves) · lt audėjas (one who weaves) · sk tkáčka (one who weaves) · ja 織子 (one who weaves) · enm webbestere (one who weaves) · sa तंतुवाय (one who weaves) · pl wikłacz (bird in the family Ploceidae) · kk тоқушы (one who weaves) · rsk ткач (one who weaves) · uz bofanda (one who weaves) · mk ткајачка (one who weaves) · ru ткачи́ха (one who weaves) · hu szövőmadár (bird in the family Ploceidae) · ar نَسَّاجَة (one who weaves) · an teixidor (one who weaves) · sl tkalec (one who weaves) · grc ὑφάντρια (one who weaves) · enm webbere (one who weaves) · nn vevar (one who weaves) · pl tkacz (one who weaves) · de Weber (one who weaves) · vi thợ dệt (one who weaves) · hu szövőnő (one who weaves) · sh tkač (one who weaves) · pox tåkăc (one who weaves) · uz toʻquvchi (one who weaves) · sk tkáč (one who weaves) · mi kaiwhatu (one who weaves) · gl tecelán (one who weaves) · nds-de Wever (one who weaves) · la textrīx (one who weaves) · nds-de Weversch (one who weaves) · hu szövő (one who weaves) · gl tecedor (one who weaves) · be тка́лля (one who weaves) · et kuduja (one who weaves) · sv vävarfågel (bird in the family Ploceidae) · ug توقۇمىچى (one who weaves) · ko 직공 (one who weaves) · sq endës (one who weaves) · az toxucu (one who weaves) · es tejedor (one who weaves) · lb Wiewer (one who weaves) · it tessitore (one who weaves) · sh tkalac (one who weaves) · ki thonjo (bird in the family Ploceidae) · ang webbestre (one who weaves) · la textor (one who weaves) · te మగ్గరి (one who weaves) · is vefari (one who weaves) · be ткач (one who weaves) · arz حياك (one who weaves) · ky токуучу (one who weaves) · nl weefster (one who weaves) · ro țesătoare (one who weaves) · tk dokmaçy (one who weaves) · as শিপিনী (one who weaves) · nds-de Wäversch (one who weaves) · tr dokumacı (one who weaves) · rsk ткачка (one who weaves) · pt tecelã (one who weaves) · lv audējs (one who weaves) · sv väverska (one who weaves) · tg бофанда (one who weaves) · ro pasărea țesător (bird in the family Ploceidae) · sa कोलिक (one who weaves) · cy gweadur (one who weaves) · wa texheu (one who weaves) · bg тъка́ч (one who weaves) · hi बुनकर (one who weaves) · fa بافنده (one who weaves) · nds-de Wäver (one who weaves) · sv vävare (bird in the family Ploceidae) · cy gwehydd (bird in the family Ploceidae) · ru ткач (one who weaves) · mi kairangaranga (one who weaves) · fr tisseur (one who weaves) · cs tkadlena (one who weaves) · tr dokumacı kuş (bird in the family Ploceidae) · cmn 織工 /织工 (one who weaves) · nds-de Weverin (one who weaves) · as জোলা (one who weaves) · tl tagahabi (one who weaves) · sco wabster (one who weaves) · alt бӧс согоочы (one who weaves)