carver:

(plural: ‘carvers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)

The method of changing something, such as stone, wood, etc., into a particular shape by cutting or scraping is called ‘carving’; and the thing that is shaped in this way is also called a ‘carving’, and ‘to carve’ is to change something into a particular shape or  pattern.

a stone carver

a person who is skilled at cutting something into desired or special shapes, such as wood, stone, clay, etc.;

a person who makes decorative wooden panels, frames, etc.; an etcher;

(less commonly) an artist who shapes stone or wood into attractive shapes — sculptures;

a person who cuts meat into small thin pieces from large chunks (carving),

a wood carver

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A stone carver’s work is harder than most manual jobs and the pay is always less than that of the other jobs get.

Wood carvers are mostly employed by arts and crafts emporiums where people, mostly tourists and visitors, buy those carvings as souvenirs.

Meat carvers are mostly found in butcheries and meat packing industries.

Note: ‘Carver’ is often found in the names of people, e.g. William Carver, Raymond Carver, etc.
For an interesting article on a stone carver, please click here, and to visit a master wood carver’s website, please click here.

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