graver

[grey-ver]

noun

1. any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.

2. an engraver.

graver

/ ˈɡreɪvə /

noun

1. any of various engraving, chasing, or sculpting tools, such as a burin

Word History and Origins

Origin of graver¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; grave ³, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Matters turn, ahem, even graver when a guard from a nearby lunatic asylum arrives to announce a madman has escaped.

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In fact, with the world becoming more chaotic and unstable, the threat they pose, the film argues, is graver than ever.

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“It’s far graver. Far, far graver now than it was.”

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Still, Lee figures that his suit against Yoon has at least a marginally higher chance of success, given the far graver offense at hand.

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“Now, the threat that the Democrat leadership poses to our communities is graver than ever before,” he wrote earlier this month.

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