Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graver

/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: graver
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

noun

a carver, sculptor, or engraver

Obsolete

adj

comparative form of grave: more grave

name

Example Sentences

"1852-1854, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs."
"[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]"

Etymology

From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gravere, græfere
Suffix: grave

Usage

Inflected Forms

gravers (plural)

Synonyms

graving tool pointel pointrel

Rhymes With

favor favour flavor waiver saver savor favre braver shaver waver engraver laver

Questions

How do you pronounce graver?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/.
What does graver mean?: a burin
Where does graver come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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