Carver

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From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve +‎ -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour(“carver”).


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carver (n.)

late 14c. (late 13c. as a surname), "one who carves" (in some sense); agent noun from carve (v.). In a set of dining chairs, the one with the arms, usually at the head of the table (1927), reserved for the one who carves the meat. Meaning "large table-knife" is from 1840.