weaver

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English weevere, wevar, from Old English *wefere, *wifre, *wæfre (“weaver”, in compounds), equivalent to weave +‎ -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Weeuwer (“weaver”), Dutch wever (“weaver”), German Low German Wever (“weaver”), German Weber (“weaver”), Swedish vävare (“weaver”), Icelandic vefari (“weaver”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: weever

Noun

weaver (plural weavers)

  1. One who weaves.
  2. A strand of material used in weaving.
    • 1988, Lyn Siler, The Basket Book: Over 30 Magnificent Baskets to Make and Enjoy:
      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.
  3. A weaverbird.
  4. An aquatic beetle of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
  5. Certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae

Translations

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