graver
noun
grav·er ˈgrā-vər 
1
: sculptor, engraver
2
: any of various cutting or shaving tools used in graving or in hand metal-turning
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The reality is much graver: 2 to 4 million individuals are out of the workforce because of long COVID, estimates Brookings in response to new Census Bureau data released in June. 
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Despite graver threats to humanity, such as our burning planet—or, perhaps, because of them—the Kardashi-son split has left me unmoored. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 The consequences of these oversights become much graver and potentially life-threatening. Lewis Liu, Forbes, 9 June 2022 An even graver shortcoming is successful realpolitik relies on your opponent being rational. Marcus Mabry, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 Those deeply involved in Hollywood’s economic relationship with China grew quiet too, worried not only about losing their business but also about graver consequences: being called in for questioning, getting thrown out of the country, disappearing. Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 But Pyongyang has refined shorter-range technology that pose graver threats to neighbors in South Korea and Japan. Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 In a speech last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland urged his critics to be patient, noting that federal conspiracy investigations typically start with the lesser allegations and work their way toward graver charges. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 Climate change poses an even graver threat to public safety. WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 See More
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Despite graver threats to humanity, such as our burning planet—or, perhaps, because of them—the Kardashi-son split has left me unmoored. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 The consequences of these oversights become much graver and potentially life-threatening. Lewis Liu, Forbes, 9 June 2022 An even graver shortcoming is successful realpolitik relies on your opponent being rational. Marcus Mabry, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 Those deeply involved in Hollywood’s economic relationship with China grew quiet too, worried not only about losing their business but also about graver consequences: being called in for questioning, getting thrown out of the country, disappearing. Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 But Pyongyang has refined shorter-range technology that pose graver threats to neighbors in South Korea and Japan. Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022 In a speech last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland urged his critics to be patient, noting that federal conspiracy investigations typically start with the lesser allegations and work their way toward graver charges. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 Climate change poses an even graver threat to public safety. WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1