HyperDic: carver

English > 4 senses of the word Carver / carver:
NOUNperson Carver, George Washington CarverUnited States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts / peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
person carver, woodcarvermakes decorative wooden panels
person carver, sculptor, sculpturer, statue makeran artist who creates sculptures
person carver, cuttersomeone who carves the meat
Carver / carver > pronunciation
Soundskaa'rver
Rhymesachiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver...
English > Carver: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts / peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943).
SynonymGeorge Washington Carver
Instance ofbotanist, phytologist, plant scientistA biologist specializing in the study of plants
chemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
SpanishCarver, George Washington Carver
CatalanGeorge Washington Carver
English > carver: 4 senses > noun 2, person
Meaningmakes decorative wooden panels.
Synonymwoodcarver
Broaderwoodworker, woodsman, woodmanmakes things out of wood
Spanishtallista en madera, tallista
Catalantallista
Verbscarveengrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
English > carver: 4 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningAn artist who creates sculptures.
Synonymssculptor, sculpturer, statue maker
InstancesBartholdi, Frederic Auguste BartholdiFrench sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor
Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo BerniniItalian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy
Brancusi, Constantin BrancusiRomanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
Calder, Alexander CalderUnited States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
Cellini, Benvenuto CelliniItalian sculptor (1500-1571)
Crawford, Thomas CrawfordUnited States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
Donatello, Donato di Betto BardiFlorentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
Epstein, Jacob Epstein, Sir Jacob EpsteinBritish sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
French, Daniel Chester FrenchUnited States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
Giacometti, Alberto GiacomettiSwiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966)
Hepworth, Barbara Hepworth, Dame Barbara HepworthBritish sculptor (1902-1975)
Hoffman, Malvina HoffmanUnited States sculptor (1887-1966)
Lachaise, Gaston LachaiseUnited States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935)
Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da VinciItalian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect
Lin, Maya LinUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
Lipchitz, Jacques LipchitzUnited States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)
LysippusGreek sculptor (4th century BC)
Maillol, Aristide MaillolFrench sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944)
Michelangelo, Michelangelo BuonarrotiFlorentine sculptor and painter and architect
Modigliani, Amedeo ModiglianoItalian painter and sculptor (1884-1920)
Moore, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer MooreBritish sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
Nevelson, Louise NevelsonUnited States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988)
Noguchi, Isamu NoguchiUnited States sculptor (1904-1988)
Oldenburg, Claes Oldenburg, Claes Thure OldenburgUnited States sculptor (born in Sweden)
Phidias, Pheidiasancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC)
Picasso, Pablo Picassoprolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)
Praxitelesancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)
Rodin, Auguste Rodin, Francois Auguste Rene RodinFrench sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)
Segal, George SegalUnited States sculptor (born in 1924)
Smith, David Smith, David Roland SmithUnited States sculptor (1906-1965)
Taft, Lorado TaftUnited States sculptor (1860-1936)
NarrowersculptressA woman sculptor
Broaderartist, creative personA person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination / imagination
Spanishentallador, escultora, escultor, tallador, tallista
Catalanentallador, escultora, escultor, tallador
Verbscarveform by carving
English > carver: 4 senses > noun 4, person
Meaningsomeone who carves the meat.
Synonymcutter
BroaderdinerA person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
Spanishtallador, trinchador
Verbscarvecut to pieces

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