Engraver
[ɪn'ɡrevɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate.
(noun.) a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching.
Inputed by Gracie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood.
Typed by Clyde
Examples
- The steel for the manufacture of dies is carefully selected, forged at a high heat into the rough die, softened by careful annealing, and then handed over to the engraver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After the engraver has worked out the design in intaglio the die is put through the operation of hardening, after which, being cleaned and polished, it is called a matrix. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- HE was NOT an engraver. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When this process is complete the impression is retouched by the engraver, and hardened and collared like the matrix. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The engraver or finisher then takes charge of it, preparing the engraving for the routing department, where the superfluous metal is removed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His eyes are like the over-tried eyes of an engraver, but he is not that; his expression and stoop are like those of a shoemaker, but he is not that. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There were many cuts in the book which had to be copied, and so they engaged two wood engravers who lived in Strasburg to help them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I have known as many as three copper-plate engravers exchanging the most exquisite sallies and retorts there, at one time. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Vance