engraver

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noun

a person who engraves

OriginEnglish engrave ← Middle English grave ← Old French en- →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounengraver (plural engravers)

plural engravers

  1. a person who engraves
  2. a tool used in this process

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Middle Englishgrave
  9. Englishgrave
  10. Englishengrave
  11. Englishengraver

From engrave + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian гравьор
  • гравьор (gravjor)person who engraves
Catalan calcògraf
  • calcògrafperson who engraves
Czech rytec
  • rytecperson who engraves
Dutch graveerder, graveur
  • graveerderperson who engraves
  • graveurperson who engraves
  • graveerpentool used in this process
French graveur, graveuse
  • graveurperson who engraves
  • graveuseperson who engraves
German Graveur, Stecher
  • Graveurperson who engraves
  • Stecherperson who engraves
  • Sticheltool used in this process
Irish breacaire
  • breacaireperson who engraves
Italian incisore
  • incisoreperson who engraves
Latin caelātor, cestrum
  • caelātorperson who engraves
  • cestrumtool used in this process
Māori kaiwhaowhao
  • kaiwhaowhaoperson who engraves
Polish grawer, rytownik
  • grawerperson who engraves
  • rytownikperson who engraves
Russian гравёр, гравировщик
  • гравёр (gravjór)person who engraves
  • гравировщик (gravirovščik)person who engraves
  • гравировщица (gravirovščica)person who engraves
  • художник-исполнитель гравюры (xudožnik-ispolnitelʹ gravjury)person who engraves
Spanish tallador
  • talladorperson who engraves
Swahili mchoraji
  • mchorajiperson who engraves

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with engraver

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Cite this entry
APA

engraver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engraver

MLA

“engraver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engraver. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engraver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engraver.

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