Carver

1 United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943) [syn: George Washington Carver]

2 makes decorative wooden panels [syn: woodcarver]

3 an artist who creates sculptures [syn: sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker]

4 someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)və(r)

Noun

1. One who carves

Translations

Carver can refer to any of the following:

People

• Bob Carver, American physicist and audio equipment designer
• George Washington Carver (1864-1943), American botanist and inventor
• Jeffrey Carver (b. 1949), American science fiction author
• Jesse Carver (b. 1911), English football player and club manager
• John Carver (c. 1576-1621), first governor of Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts).
• John Carver (footballer) English football coach
• Jonathan Carver (1710-1780), American explorer
• Lisa Crystal Carver, writer and transgressive artist
• Michael Carver, Baron Carver (1915-2001), British soldier and Chief of the General Staff
• Raymond Carver (1938-1988), American short story writer and poet
• Robert Carver, Scottish composer
• Robert Carver (c.1730-1791), Irish painter
• Robert Carver (b. 1974), British sailing world champion
• Caroline Carver, thriller writer, award winner and adventurer.
• Carver Mead (b. 1934), Professor / U.S. computer scientist

Fictional characters

• Elliot Carver, villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
• Paris Carver, wife to the villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
• Rosie Carver, character in the James Bond film Live and Let Die
• Holden Carver, character in the comic book series Sleeper
• Rex Carver, British private eye in books by Victor Canning
• The Carver, mysterious serial rapist/killer/attacker from the hit series Nip/Tuck
• Jim Carver, Police officer in long running British police drama The Bill
• Zeus Carver, black activist and John McClane's partner in the third Die Hard film Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Jack Carver, protagonist in the first-person shooter game Far Cry
• Ellis Carver, police officer in HBO drama, The Wire
• Sam Shepherd, African poet in Oowakeho, The African

Places in the United States

• Carver, Massachusetts
• Carver, Minnesota

Other meanings

• For the automobile, see Carver (automobile)
• For the lunar crater, see Carver (crater)
• For the stereo component manufacterer see Bob Carver
• Carving knife
• In the orchestral world, another name for the conductor.

See also

• Carving

burinist, cerographer, chalcographer, chaser, clay modeler, earth artist, engraver, etcher, figurer, figuriste, gem carver, gem engraver, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, lapidary, line engraver, lithographer, mason, modeler, molder, monumental mason, printmaker, pyrographer, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, statuary, stonecutter, wax modeler, wood carver, wood engraver, xylopyrographer