Definitions for Graver
ˈgreɪ vərgraver

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrelnoun

   a tool used by an engraver

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravernoun

   a burin

2. gravernoun

   a carver or engraver

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravernoun

   Etymology: graveur, French, from grave.

   1. One whose business is to inscribe or carve upon hard substances; one who copies pictures upon wood or metal to be impressed on paper.

   If he makes a design to be graved, he is to remember that the gravers dispose not their colours as the painters do; and that, by consequence, he must take occasion to find the reason of his design in the natural shadows of the figures, which he has disposed to cause the effect. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   2. The stile or tool used in graving.

   With all the care wherewith I tried upon it the known ways of softening gravers, I could not soften this. Boyle.

   The toilsome hours in diff’rent labour slide,
   Some work the file, and some the graver guide. John Gay, Fan.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. graver

   A graver is a hard-tipped tool used primarily in engraving or ornamentation of metal surfaces, including jewelry or other fine metal works. It is also used in printmaking and sculpture for similar engraving or detailing work. A graver often has a handle, which is typically wooden and a metal shaft with a sharp, pointed tip. The shape and size of the tip can vary depending on the specific type of engraving work to be done.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravernoun

   one who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material

2. Gravernoun

   an ergraving or cutting tool; a burin

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Graver

   grāv′ėr, n. an engraver: a tool for engraving on hard substances, a burin.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRAVER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Graver is ranked #12584 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Graver surname appeared 2,460 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Graver.
   
   89.8% or 2,209 total occurrences were White.
   5.5% or 137 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 51 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Hand Tool

How to pronounce Graver?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Graver in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Graver in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Graver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Graver in a Sentence

1. Nadine Gasman:

   Our experience in the region and in Brazil shows femicide is part of a cycle of violence and it's the most intense form of violence ... that becomes graver and graver. It doesn't come out of the blue.

2. Janos Arnay:

   It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake.

3. Goa Kerle:

   No consequence of right action is graver than the consequence of inaction.

4. Robert Menendez:

   It is not an issue of supporting or opposing the President. This issue is much greater and graver than that.

5. Paul Davies:

   The UK's brewing industry is facing a crisis far graver than that which we faced during the Covid lockdowns of the past few years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Graver
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Graver
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Graver
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Graver
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Graver
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html