weaver

¹ American  

[wee-ver] / ˈwi vər /

noun

1. a person who weaves.

2. a person whose occupation is weaving.

3. a weaverbird.

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Weaver ² American  

[wee-ver] / ˈwi vər /

noun

1. James Baird, 1833–1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879–81, 1885–89.

2. Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. economist and government official: first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966–68.

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weaver British  

/ ˈwiːvə /

noun

1. a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood

2. short for weaverbird

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Etymology

Origin of weaver

First recorded in 1325–75, weaver is from the Middle English word wevere. See weave, -er ¹

Example Sentences

“Getting Native people out into nature is going to bring that tribal stewardship with it. The basket weaver, she can’t help herself; she’s going to care for those basket weaving materials.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Shadrack Yao Agboli, a fugu weaver who also works with the National Commission on Culture, has a home workshop where long bands of hand-loomed fabric hang to dry in the afternoon sun.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A tour of East Coast craft-making wouldn’t be complete without a trip to a weaver, though Helena Hernmarck of Ridgefield, Conn., is more of a “tapestry artist.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Like Shiv Johri Patel the saree weaver, many people here were angry at local officials - but not at the prime minister.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

These three were all that remained of a dozen who had set out together from the Red City: a bricklayer, a weaver, and a cobbler.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin