woodcarver
- noun
- /ˈwʊdˌkɑrvər/
- The village celebrated the annual festival where local woodcarvers displayed their handmade creations.
- Oaxacan woodcarvers
- woodcarvers and painters
Examples
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The talented woodcarver created intricate sculptures that amazed everyone at the fair.
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Some said he was the best woodcarver in the whole valley.
Fiction book (2002) -
One of them was the woodcarver from the Indian Queen Hotel.
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Thomas thanked the woodcarver for allowing him to watch.
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A few doors down, apparently, there was a woodcarver's studio.
Fiction book (1995) -
A few days later, there was a knock at the woodcarver's door.
Fiction book (2002) -
The following week there was a knock at the woodcarver's door.
Fiction book (2002) -
"So, Benjamin," Jones said, looking toward the woodcarver, "you'll take him west tomorrow, across the river."
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"Next, I will carve the wise men and Joseph," the woodcarver said to Thomas.
Fiction book (2002) -
"With a grumble, the woodcarver stepped aside to let them in."
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
A skilled worker who makes things by hand
A person who makes useful or decorative things by hand
A person who makes or repairs things from wood
A person who shapes and decorates wood with tools to make decorative pieces
A person who makes things by hand with great skill and care
A person who carves small pieces of wood for fun
A person who makes things from wood by cutting and shaping it
A person who makes useful or decorative things by hand
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word woodcarver combines wood ('wood') and carve ('to cut'), so it literally means someone who 'cuts' wood to make decorations.