woodcarver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of woodcarver
Example Sentences
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After the museum purchased the work, a restorer did a thorough cleaning, revealing the signature of its maker, Jan van Steffeswert, a woodcarver from the local region, Limburg.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Set during Benito Mussolini’s fascist reign over Italy in the 1930s, del Toro’s Pinocchio once again tells the tale of a wooden puppet who suddenly comes to life, much to his woodcarver “father’s” surprise.
From The Verge ● Jan. 24, 2022
An undeterred and perpetually smiling Fahey led 4,000 volunteers, many of whom had also never been politically active, to contribute their skills, down to the woodcarver who helped make their clipboards.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2020
His job as a federal judge got more complicated after Seattle police fatally shot John T. Williams — a partially deaf woodcarver who did not put down his carving knife one day in 2010.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2017
She was describing a small tapestry she had embroidered as a wedding gift for her friend Thomas, the woodcarver, who had recently been married.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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