[syn: cutter, carver]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carver \Carv"er\, n.
1. One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or
as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms,
architectural adornments, etc. "The carver's chisel."
--Dodsley.
[1913 Webster]
The carver of his fortunes. --Sharp
(Richardson's
Dict. )
[1913 Webster]
2. One who carves or divides meat at table.
[1913 Webster]
3. A large knife for carving.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Carver
n 1: United States botanist and agricultural chemist who
developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet
potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: Carver, George Washington
Carver]
2: makes decorative wooden panels [syn: woodcarver, carver]
3: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: sculptor,
sculpturer, carver, statue maker]
4: someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter, carver]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "carver":
burinist, cerographer, chalcographer, chaser, clay modeler,
earth artist, engraver, etcher, figurer, figuriste, gem carver,
gem engraver, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, lapidary,
line engraver, lithographer, mason, modeler, molder,
monumental mason, printmaker, pyrographer, sculptor, sculptress,
sculpturer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, statuary, stonecutter,
wax modeler, wood carver, wood engraver, xylopyrographer
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Carver -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000): 70205
Housing Units (2000): 24883
Land area (2000): 357.042026 sq. miles (924.734562 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 19.109657 sq. miles (49.493783 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 376.151683 sq. miles (974.228345 sq. km)
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.835379 N, 93.749632 W
Headwords:
Carver
Carver, MN
Carver County
Carver County, MN
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Carver, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 1266
Housing Units (2000): 467
Land area (2000): 3.852473 sq. miles (9.977860 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.173411 sq. miles (0.449132 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.025884 sq. miles (10.426992 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10144
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.762812 N, 93.625799 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55315
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Carver, MN
Carver