weaver

IPA/ˈwiːvə(r)/
KK[wˈivɚ]IPA/ˈwiːvər/

weaver — noun

  • weaversingular
  • weaversplural

1. a person whose craft or job is making fabric by interlacing yarn or thread on a

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person whose craft or job is making fabric by interlacing yarn or thread on a loom.

例句

Amara has worked as a weaver at the textile mill for over fifteen years.

countable noun: works as a weaver

The village weavers use natural dyes to create colourful patterns on cotton cloth.

collocation: village weaver(s)

同義詞
  • textile worker

    broader term — includes anyone in fabric production (spinners, dyers, finishers), not just those at the loom

  • artisan

    emphasises handcraft skill; applies across crafts (pottery, woodwork), not specific to weaving

文法句型

a + weaver

weaver + of + material

用法筆記

Frequently paired with a material or location (e.g. 'a weaver of silk', 'a weaver in the district'). The term is less common for factory workers today and more often describes artisans in traditional or small-scale textile production.

常見錯誤

❌The weaver knitted a warm sweater.
✅The weaver made cloth on a loom.
💡Weaving and knitting are different crafts; weavers work on looms with warp and weft threads, while knitters use needles with a single continuous yarn.

2. a small finch-like bird native to Africa and Asia, known for building large, dom

2.名詞B2
釋義

a small finch-like bird native to Africa and Asia, known for building large, dome-shaped nests by carefully interlacing grass, leaves, and twigs.

例句

A colony of weavers built a dozen nests in the acacia tree near the river.

collocation: colony of weavers

Kenji photographed a male weaver gathering long blades of grass to construct its nest.

male weaver + gathering grass to construct nest

同義詞
  • weaverbird

    alternative spelling; slightly more explicit in distinguishing from the human occupation

  • social weaver

    refers to a specific sub-group of weaver species that nest colonially in large shared structures

文法句型

a + weaver

weaver + bird

用法筆記

Often used in the compound 'weaver bird' to avoid confusion with the person sense. 'Social weaver' refers specifically to species that build large multi-chamber communal nests.

常見錯誤

❌The weaver built a nest with mud and sticks.
✅The weaver built a nest of woven grass blades.
💡Weavers are named for their weaving technique; they interlace plant fibres, unlike mud-nest builders such as swallows.