engraver

A noun referring to a skilled worker who inscribes designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching, or a printmaker who prints from an engraved plate.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine qualifizierte Person bezeichnet, die Zeichnungen oder Inschriften durch Gravieren oder Ätzen auf eine Oberfläche aufträgt, oder eine Person, die von einer gravierten Platte druckt.

1. Skilled inscriber B2 formal art

   A craftsperson who carves or etches designs, letters, or patterns onto hard surfaces such as metal, wood, or glass.

   • The engraver carefully carved the initials onto the silver bracelet.
   • She hired an engraver to create a custom design for the trophy.
   • The old engraver used a sharp tool to etch the pattern into the copper plate.

   🇩🇪Graveur

   Synonyme: carverchasercutteretcher

2. Printmaker B2 formal art

   An artist who creates prints by cutting a design into a surface, inking it, and pressing it onto paper.

   • The engraver produced a series of detailed prints for the exhibition.
   • He worked as an engraver, making illustrations for books.
   • The museum displayed works by a famous 18th-century engraver.

   🇩🇪Graveur

• engravers plural form
• engravers' possessive plural form
• engraver's possessive singular form