# graver

Pronunciation: say "GRAY-vur" /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of grave. — comparative form of grave: more grave
   - Simple: Comparative of grave. Use this to say one thing is more serious than another.
   - _Each report made the outlook graver than the last._
   - _The doctor's tone became graver as the test results came in._

## Noun

2. A pointed steel cutting tool used for incising lines into metal, wood, or other hard surfaces. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A sharp metal tool used to cut fine lines into metal, wood, or stone.
   - _She guided the graver along the curve, lifting a thin curl of metal as she worked._
   - _A set of gravers in different widths lay beside the engraver's bench._
3. A person who carves, sculpts, or engraves; one who works designs into wood, stone, or metal. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who carves or cuts designs into wood, stone, or metal.
   - _The town's finest graver was commissioned to cut the memorial into the church wall._
   - _Apprentices studied under the old graver to learn how to shape figures from oak._

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3** — From Middle English gravere, from Old English græfere ("graver; engraver; sculptor"), formed from grave ("to engrave") plus the suffix -er. It is related to Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, and Icelandic grafari.
**Meaning 1** — Formed from the adjective grave plus the suffix -er.

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