carver

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
  2. noun makes decorative wooden panels
  3. noun an artist who creates sculptures

Etymology

From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

George Washington Carver

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