weaver

[wee-ver]

weav·er

[wee-ver]
noun
1.
a person who weaves.
2.
a person whose occupation is weaving.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English wevere. See weave, -er1

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Wea·ver

[wee-ver]
noun
1.
James Baird, 1833–1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879–81, 1885–89.
2.
Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. economist and government official: first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966–68.
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weaver (ˈwiːvə)
 
n
1.  a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood
2.  short for weaverbird

weaverbird or weaver (ˈwiːvəˌbɜːd)
 
n
1.  any small Old World passerine songbird of the chiefly African family Ploceidae, having a short thick bill and a dull plumage and building covered nests: includes the house sparrow and whydahs
2.  Also called: weaver finch any similar bird of the family Estrilidae, of warm regions of the Old World: includes the waxbills, grassfinches, and Java sparrow
 
weaver or weaver
 
n

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weaver

any of a number of small finchlike birds of the Old World, or any of several related birds that are noted for their nest-building techniques using grass stems and other plant fibres. They are particularly well-known for their roofed nests, which in some African species form complex, hanging woven chambers. Many species of weavers are highly gregarious.

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