Meaning & use
a woodcarver
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who cuts and shapes wood into objects or decorative figures.
Grammar: Countable: say 'a woodcarver' for one and 'woodcarvers' for more than one.
Patterns
- a skilled woodcarver
- work as a woodcarver
- a woodcarver makes something
The wooden birds on the shelf were made by a local woodcarver.
My uncle is a woodcarver and spends his weekends in the workshop.
A woodcarver can turn a plain block of oak into a beautiful bowl.
Word forms
| plural | woodcarvers |
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Common combinations
- a skilled woodcarver
- They hired a skilled woodcarver to repair the old church door.
- a master woodcarver
- He trained for years to become a master woodcarver.
- woodcarving tools
- She bought a set of woodcarving tools at the market.
- work as a woodcarver
- He worked as a woodcarver in a small village.
Synonyms and how they differ
- carver
- Carver is shorter but less exact, because it can also mean someone who cuts meat.
- wood sculptor
- This suggests larger, artistic pieces rather than practical or decorative objects.
Word family
Commonly confused: a woodcarver or woodcutter?
a woodcarver vs woodcutter
A woodcutter cuts down trees for timber; a woodcarver shapes wood into objects.
Practice
What does a woodcarver do?
Choose one answer.
A woodcarver cuts and shapes wood into objects or decorative figures. Cutting down trees is done by a woodcutter, and the other options describe different jobs.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a woodcarver”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.