weaver

¹

[ wee-ver ]

noun

1. a person who weaves.
2. a person whose occupation is weaving.
3. a weaverbird.

Weaver

²

[ wee-ver ]

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.

weaver

/ ˈwiːvə /

noun

1. a person who weaves, esp as a means of livelihood
2. short for weaverbird

Word History and Origins

Origin of weaver¹

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

Example Sentences

There were four touchdown passes, three to Luc Weaver.

From Los Angeles Times

Weaver had a 66-yard touchdown catch on broken coverage and a 25-yard touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

Weaver, a 6-foot-3 junior, was tough to cover.

From Los Angeles Times

Simon Weaver has spent 15 years with Harrogate Town, but most of it before the League Two club entered the EFL.

From BBC

I am happy that my — ahem, slightly bandwagoning — Dodgers-fan friends are happy even if they had no idea what the third disengagement rule was until Luke Weaver inexplicably tried one too many pickoff throws late in Game 5.

From Los Angeles Times