Crossword clues for engraver
engraver
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Engraver \En*grav"er\, n. One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, agent noun from engrave.
Wiktionary
n. 1 a person who engraves 2 a tool used in this process
WordNet
n. a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate
Usage examples of "engraver".
But the engraver comes, and, by his mediating art, transfers it to a thousand sheets, and scatters its sweet influence far abroad.
A committee was likewise appointed to engage the best engravers, viz., Bartolozzi, Sherwin, Hall, etc.
How many others are walking the streets, such as upholsterers, lace-makers, embroiderers, fan makers, gilders, carnage-makers, binders, engravers, and all the other producers of Parisian nick-nacks!
He set up his own shop, devoted to wood engraving and printing, in New York in 1913 after a varied career working as a wood engraver, in photo-engraving and banknote printing plants, and as an art director and freelance artist.
In 1984, Barry Moser, America's premier wood engraver, created a limited illustrated version for his Pennyroyal Press based on the first edition.
There I resumed my practice, and married the second daughter of Josiah Vanburger, the well-known wood engraver.