shaper

• 指塑造或赋予物体形状的人，也指用来加工金属或木材的机床（如牛头刨床）。

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

1. A person who shapesB2formal

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

   塑造者

   • 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.

   同义词architectbuildercarverconstructorcreatorformerframermakermodellermouldersculptor

2. Machine tool for shapingC1formal

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

   成形机床

   • 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.