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Noun: weaver  wee-vu(r)
  1. A craftsman who weaves cloth
    "The skilled weaver created intricate patterns on the loom"
     
  2. Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
    "Male weavers construct intricate nests to attract mates"; "The weaver finch's intricate nest hung from the branch like a work of art";
    - weaverbird, weaver finch

Sounds like: weave, weaver

Derived forms: weavers

Type of: artificer, artisan, craftsperson, oscine, oscine bird

Part of: family Ploceidae, Ploceidae

Encyclopedia: Weaver, Leonard