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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weaver (ˈwiːvə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood
2.  short for weaverbird

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weaverbird or weaver (ˈwiːvəˌbɜːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
 
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