weaver

plural weavers

1. A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

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   The Silks, varniſh'd Works, Ink, Paper, and in general every thing that comes, both from Nan-king and the other Cities of the Province, which carry on an aſtoniſhing Trade, is much more eſteem'd and dear, than what is brought from other Provinces. In the City Shang-hay only, and the Villages belonging to it, they reckon above 200,000 Weavers of Callico.

   1738, J. B. Du Halde, “PROVINCE II. KYANG-NAN.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, →OCLC, page 73

2. A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.

   To add a new weaver, simply soak a new one, slide one end under a rib (over the old weaver) and continue weaving with both of them until the old one runs out. […] If your weaver has dried, rewet it and weave several rows as in Diagram 26.

   1988, Lyn Siler, The Basket Book: Over 30 Magnificent Baskets to Make and Enjoy

3. A weaverbird.
4. An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
5. Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
6. Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.

   The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head.

   1996 May 18, Howard Rosenberg, “‘Ruby Ridge’: A Tragedy or an Inevitable End?”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   2. A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
   3. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana.
   4. An abandoned settlement in Douglas County, Kansas, a victim of frequent flooding.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
   6. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia.
3. A river in Cheshire, England.