weaver

[ wee-ver ]

/ ˈwi vər /

a person who weaves.

a person whose occupation is weaving.

a weaverbird.

Origin of weaver

First recorded in 1325–75, weaver is from the Middle English word wevere. See weave, -er¹

Weaver

[ wee-ver ]

/ ˈwi vər /

James Baird,1833–1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879–81, 1885–89.

Robert Clifton,1907–97, U.S. economist and government official: first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966–68.

“I got the weaver to use his craftsmanship on modern silhouettes we designed,” he said.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
"He has the best twenty-year-old body in baseball," says Weaver.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
True to form, Palmer is ambivalent about Weaver, with whom he does commercials and TV commentary.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But there were also many times when either Palmer or Weaver could have written the other off as an incorrigible pain in the ass.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

"Palmer always keeps his word," beamed Weaver, putting the right hander back in the rotation.

Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up |Tom Boswell |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was early, but Mr. Weaver was at his desk, for he happened to be pressed with work.

A Tar-Heel Baron |Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton
He was the son of a weaver, himself a shoemaker, and was "converted" before the age of 20.

Complete Prose Works |Walt Whitman
Use the side which has been next the weaver for the inside of the basket, letting rough ends come on the outside of the basket.

The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. |Ellen Eddy Shaw
Some of them are right quick and straight on the shoot, Mr. Weaver.

Mavericks |William MacLeod Raine
Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch, that will draw three souls out of one weaver?

Shakespeare and Music |Edward W. Naylor

weaver

/ (ˈwiːvə) /

a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood

short for weaverbird