graver

[ grey-ver ]

noun

1. any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
2. an engraver.

graver

/ ˈɡreɪvə /

noun

1. any of various engraving, chasing, or sculpting tools, such as a burin

Word History and Origins

Origin of graver¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; grave ³, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Graver episodes examine the persecution of Muslim Americans and the rise of conspiracy theories.

From Time

Graver is the author of three previous novels: Awake, The Honey Thief, and Unravelling.

From The Daily Beast

But the wiser voices in the movement know that, now, they face much graver problems than semantics.

From The Daily Beast

And notwithstanding the emerging tragedy in Syria, the graver regional threat remains Iran and its nuclear ambitions.

From The Daily Beast

We can all agree, however, that the press freedom situation in Turkey is grave and getting graver.

From The Daily Beast

With the nation facing a graver crisis than Lincoln was so far willing to admit, his whiskers gave him…gravitas.

From The Daily Beast

Those of a more serious turn are apt to show a curious preference for the graver aspects of things.

From Project Gutenberg

Ethel sought her room, with graver, deeper thoughts of life than she had carried upstairs.

From Project Gutenberg

He fancied this would not have happened without her connivance, and she seemed graver than usual when he stood by her chair.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Bellingham looked graver than he had done while witnessing Ruth's passionate emotion in her mother's room.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the latter he was deprived of his preferment in Oxford, and under a harsher rule might have incurred yet graver penalties.

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