weaver
noun [ C ] uk/ˈwiː.vər/ us/ˈwiː.vɚ/
织布工;编织者
a person whose job is weaving cloth and other materials (= making them by crossing threads over and under each other)
basket weavers 编篮筐的人
Maria was the granddaughter of a silk weaver and the daughter of a carpet weaver. 玛丽亚是一名丝绸织工的孙女,也是一名地毯织工的女儿。
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- An estimated 1 million sari weavers are facing almost certain ruin.
- Flemish weavers, spinners, and dyers transformed the wool into desirable cloth.
- The power loom wiped out the handloom weavers on account of its greater productivity.