weaver

¹ American  

[wee-ver] / ˈwi vər /

noun

1. a person who weaves.

2. a person whose occupation is weaving.

3. a weaverbird.

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Weaver ² American  

[wee-ver] / ˈwi vər /

noun

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

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

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weaver British  

/ ˈwiːvə /

noun

1. a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood

2. short for weaverbird

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Etymology

Origin of weaver

First recorded in 1325–75, weaver is from the Middle English word wevere. See weave, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Shadrack Yao Agboli, a fugu weaver who also works with the National Commission on Culture, has a home workshop where long bands of hand-loomed fabric hang to dry in the afternoon sun.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

One diarist, Samuel Bamford, gave up a warehouse job to become a weaver and wrote that the change gave him leisure time to enjoy “country amusements with the other young fellows.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

As a former production weaver who churned out a line of unisex sweaters she sold through the American Craft Council, Schwartzenberger understands the meditative qualities of weaving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

His father was a shawl weaver and his mother was a cotton winder.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

The only real clues that Aureliano Segundo had when he left to look for her were her unmistakable highland accent and her trade as a weaver of funeral wreaths.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez