Weaver

See also: weaver

English

Etymology

See weaver.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwivɚ/

Proper noun

Weaver

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a weaver.
    • 1996 May 18, Howard Rosenberg, “‘Ruby Ridge’: A Tragedy or an Inevitable End?”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 November 2025:
      The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Calhoun County, Alabama.
    2. A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
    3. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana.
    4. An abandoned settlement in Douglas County, Kansas, a victim of frequent flooding.
    5. An unincorporated community in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
    6. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia.
  3. A river in Cheshire, England.

Derived terms

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