WEAVER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

Synonyms:

weaver; weaver finch; weaverbird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("weaver" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weaver"):

baya; Ploceus philippinus (common Indian weaverbird)

whidah; whydah; widow bird (mostly black African weaverbird)

Java finch; Java sparrow; Padda oryzivora; ricebird (small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields)

amadavat; avadavat (red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds)

grass finch; grassfinch (usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds)

Holonyms ("weaver" is a member of...):

family Ploceidae; Ploceidae (weaverbirds)

Meaning:

A craftsman who weaves cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("weaver" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Derivation:

weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)