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carver

/ˈkɑːvə/KAHR-vur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈkɑɹvɚ/KAHR-vur

Meaningone who carves

Common meaning: a person who carves wood, stone or meat

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishceorfansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishkervensource
  3. Englishcarve‘to cut into shape’
  4. Englishformed in English from carvecarver‘a person who carves wood, stone or meat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from carve + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CARVE, p.96 · scan

Source words

  • ceorfan Old English · source word “cutting, engraving”

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