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weaver

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Crafts
weav·er /ˈwiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  BOTICsomeone whose job is to weave cloth 织布工
Examples from the Corpus
weaverMoses Jeffers was a weaver in the linen factory of Hamilton Robb.Among nine taken into custody were a weaver, sawyer, carpenter, brewer, blacksmith and several servants.The average weaver today makes less than minimum wage, with beginners earning as little as $ 1 an hour.He was a hand-loom weaver then, a real craftsman.Clothiers in Gloucestershire did not reduce piece rates, and so weavers were able to profit from their enhanced productivity.Giovanni Crespi SpA, a Milan synthetic textile weaver.The spinners had to work hard to keep the weaver, a man, at work.The weavers and martyrs were hung on plates.
weav·er nounChineseSyllable
someone is Corpus job whose to weave cloth


weaver
weaver /ˈwiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to weave cloth


Weaver
Weaver, Sigourney /sɪˈɡɔːni $ -ɔːr-/
(1949–) a US film actress whose films include Ghostbusters (1984) and The Ice Storm (1997), but who is best known for appearing in Alien (1979) and the later films in that series


weaverBrE /ˈwiːvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwiːvər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is weaving cloth 织布工;编织工