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webber

webber

9.9
A person who makes or fixes nets for fishing
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛbər/
  • Archaic
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  • In medieval villages, a skilled webber was vital for providing fishing nets.

Examples

  • The webber crafted beautiful fishing nets.

  • The old records mention a webber who supplied nets to the entire town.

  • Few people today know what a webber did in the past.

  • Many webbers were needed for the village's fishing industry.

  • In medieval villages, a skilled webber was essential for creating and repairing fishing nets.

  • The town relied on a talented webber for providing high-quality nets for their fishing activities.

  • Historically, many communities depended on a dedicated webber to keep their fishing nets in good condition.

Synonyms

wright
vswebber
170 9.1

A person who makes and fixes things like ships or wheels

is specialized in making or repairing nets and webs historically
fixer
vswebber
6 3.6

A skilled worker who repairs things in houses and apartments

is focused on nets and web repair rather than general mending
darner
vswebber
9.2

A person who fixes holes in clothes by sewing them

is about making or mending nets rather than fixing clothing holes

Compounds

Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
9.8

A noble title held by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a writer of music famous for The Phantom of the Opera

Surface Forms

webber singular
webbers plural

Morphology

webber = web (semi-transparent) = web + er

The form is a regular agentive derivation from 'web', but the occupational sense is historical and somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Webber once named a person who made or fixed nets and other woven things. It comes from web, an old word for something 'woven', just like the common word weave, so a webber was someone who 'wove' nets.