English > engraver: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching. |
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| Instances | Durer, Albrecht Durer | A leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528) |
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| Hogarth, William Hogarth | English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764) |
| Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Younger | German painter and engraver noted for his portraits |
| Mantegna, Andrea Mantegna | Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) |
| Narrower | lapidary, lapidist | A skilled worker who cuts / cuts and engraves precious stones |
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| Broader | skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman | A worker who has acquired special skills |
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| Spanish | grabador |
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| Catalan | gravador |
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| Verbs | engrave | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface |
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