单词 | weaver |
释义 | weaver From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Crafts Occupationsweaverweav‧er /ˈwiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]BOTICsomeone whose job is to weave clothExamples from the Corpusweaver• Moses Jeffers was a weaver in the linen factory of Hamilton Robb.• Among nine taken into custody were a weaver, sawyer, carpenter, brewer, blacksmith and several servants.• The average weaver today makes less than minimum wage, with beginners earning as little as $ 1 an hour.• He was a hand-loom weaver then, a real craftsman.• Clothiers in Gloucestershire did not reduce piece rates, and so weavers were able to profit from their enhanced productivity.• The spinners had to work hard to keep the weaver, a man, at work.• The weavers and martyrs were hung on plates. |
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