1
: one that weaves especially as an occupation
2
: any of numerous Old World passerine birds (family Ploceidae) that resemble finches and typically construct elaborate nests of interlaced vegetation
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Ruiz took pictures of mask makers, weavers, and festivals.
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Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
The advent of the mechanized loom pushed weavers who worked for themselves into factories.
—Matt Beane, Harvard Business Review, 22 July 2024
Plaza has made no secret of her desire to portray the character of Sprinkles, a suitcase thief and weaver of sadistic but entertaining lies.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
Beni’s weavers are adding to it, each identifying a ball of colored yarn to join the sculptural wool hank.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
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Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
The advent of the mechanized loom pushed weavers who worked for themselves into factories.
—Matt Beane, Harvard Business Review, 22 July 2024
Plaza has made no secret of her desire to portray the character of Sprinkles, a suitcase thief and weaver of sadistic but entertaining lies.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
Beni’s weavers are adding to it, each identifying a ball of colored yarn to join the sculptural wool hank.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
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weaver
noun
weav·er
ˈwē-vər 
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: one that weaves
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