graver
Americannoun
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gravers
plural
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any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
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an engraver.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of graver
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at grave 3, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said on Friday she was "sickened" by the case, adding: "The crime could hardly be graver, yet the punishment was no punishment at all."
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
So far, the war in Iran has put them in even graver danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
During the 68-minute show, Foxx recounts his months-long health journey — beginning with the April evening when a “bad headache” turned much graver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Al Wilson, a Pennsylvania-based graver and local historian in his city, is interested in the documentation aspect of Find a Grave.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
It is the graver thing I must seek, the dire constant, which I thought at first was simply John Kwang.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Like many other gravers, I’ve come to understand personally the compulsion behind it—and all a simple discovery can do to a person still among the living.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
It’s a story that’s familiar to so many other gravers on the website.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
There are, in my view, three categories of gravers: First, there are the mercenaries who, like me, fulfill specific photo requests for users.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
According to other gravers I spoke to, these kinds of situations are rare—but not entirely surprising.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
A few pencils and gravers, a vise bench, and a grindstone no longer make an engraving establishment.
From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Frederick H. Hitchcock
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