shaper

A noun referring to a person who creates or forms objects, or a machine tool used for shaping metal or wood.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Gegenstände formt oder gestaltet, oder eine Maschine, die zum Bearbeiten von Metall oder Holz verwendet wird.

1. A person who shapes B2 formal

   An individual who creates or forms objects, often by hand or with tools.

   • The shaper carefully carved the wooden figure.
   • She is a skilled shaper of clay pots.
   • The artisan worked as a shaper of metal for decades.

   🇩🇪Formgeber

   Synonyme: architectbuildercarverconstructorcreatorformerframermakermodellermouldersculptor

2. Machine tool for shaping C1 formal

   A machine tool used to shape metal or wood by removing material through linear motion.

   • The shaper was used to create flat surfaces on the metal block.
   • He operated the shaper to cut precise grooves in the wood.
   • The workshop had an old shaper for custom parts.

   🇩🇪Werkzeugmaschine zum Formen

• shapers plural form
• shapers' possessive plural form
• shaper's possessive singular form