Carver

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carver \Carv"er\, n.
     1. One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or
        as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms,
        architectural adornments, etc. "The carver's chisel."
        --Dodsley.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              The carver of his fortunes.           --Sharp
                                                    (Richardson's
                                                    Dict. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who carves or divides meat at table.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A large knife for carving.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Carver
       n 1: United States botanist and agricultural chemist who
            developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet
            potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: {George Washington Carver}]
       2: makes decorative wooden panels [syn: {woodcarver}]
       3: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: {sculptor}, {sculpturer},
           {statue maker}]
       4: someone who carves the meat [syn: {cutter}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "carver":
     burinist, cerographer, chalcographer, chaser, clay modeler,
     earth artist, engraver, etcher, figurer, figuriste, gem carver,
     gem engraver, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, lapidary,
     line engraver, lithographer, mason, modeler, molder,
     monumental mason, printmaker, pyrographer, sculptor, sculptress,
     sculpturer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, statuary, stonecutter,
     wax modeler, wood carver, wood engraver, xylopyrographer
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Carver, KY
    Zip code(s): 41409
  Carver, MA
    Zip code(s): 02330
  Carver, MN (city, FIPS 10144)
    Location: 44.76037 N, 93.62747 W
    Population (1990): 744 (270 housing units)
    Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55315

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Carver -- U.S. County in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    70205
     Housing Units (2000): 24883
     Land area (2000):     357.042026 sq. miles (924.734562 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    19.109657 sq. miles (49.493783 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    376.151683 sq. miles (974.228345 sq. km)
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.835379 N, 93.749632 W
     Headwords:
      Carver
      Carver, MN
      Carver County
      Carver County, MN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Carver, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    1266
     Housing Units (2000): 467
     Land area (2000):     3.852473 sq. miles (9.977860 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.173411 sq. miles (0.449132 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.025884 sq. miles (10.426992 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10144
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.762812 N, 93.625799 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55315
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Carver, MN
      Carver