weaver

A noun referring to a person who weaves cloth as a craft, or to a type of finch-like bird known for building elaborate woven nests.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne dont le métier est de tisser des étoffes, ou un oiseau passereau de la famille des plocéidés, connu pour construire des nids tressés complexes.

1. Cloth maker B1 formal

   A person whose occupation is weaving cloth, typically on a loom.

   • The weaver spent hours at the loom creating intricate patterns.
   • Traditional weavers use natural dyes for their fabrics.
   • She learned the craft of a weaver from her grandmother.

   🇫🇷Tisserand (clothing maker)

   Synonymes: clothierwebster

2. Nest-building bird B2 formal

   A type of finch-like bird found in Africa and Asia, known for building complex, woven nests.

   • The weaver bird constructs its nest from grass and leaves.
   • We observed a colony of weavers hanging their nests from a tree.
   • Male weavers build elaborate nests to attract females.

   🇫🇷Tisserin

   Synonymes: weaver finchweaverbird

• weavers plural form
• weavers' possessive plural form
• weaver's possessive singular form