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woodcarver

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a person who is skilled at woodcarving

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

makes decorative wooden panels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woodworker, woodsman, woodman

History

Etymology

From wood + carver.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: řezbář — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Finnish: puunleikkaaja — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • German: Holzschnitzer — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • German: Schnitzer — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Macedonian: резбар (rezbar) — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Macedonian: копаничар (kopaničar) — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Macedonian: дрворезбар (drvorezbar) — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Norwegian Bokmål: treskjærer — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: treskjerar — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Polish: snycerz — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Russian: ре́зчик по де́реву (rézčik po dérevu) — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Serbo-Croatian: дрворезац — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Serbo-Croatian: drvorezac — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Slovak: rezbár — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
  • Swedish: träsnidare — a person who is skilled at woodcarving
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