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What is another word for engraver?

Pronunciation: [ɛnɡɹˈe͡ɪvə] (IPA)

An engraver is one who is skilled in the art of engraving or carving designs onto surfaces such as metal, wood or glass. However, there are several other words that can be used as synonyms for the term engraver. These include etcher, burinist, chaser, inscriber, graver, carver and scrapper. Each of these words generally refers to someone who specializes in a particular type of engraving or carving. An etcher, for example, is someone who uses acid to etch designs onto metal or glass surfaces. A chaser, on the other hand, is someone who is skilled in creating intricate designs on metal objects such as jewelry.
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I see little or no reason for weakening my assertion that Leech arrived at his supreme eminence without any art education; for the slight mechanical knowledge of the art of drawing upon wood which he acquired from Mr. Orrin Smith, a wood-engraver, is no more worthy the name of art-teaching, than the few lessons in etching given to Leech by George Cruikshank can be called art-education.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
We lose the individuality of the wood-cutter or wood-engraver, but we are brought into closer touch with the individuality of the artist, and whether we gain or lose depends on the ability of the artist to dispense with a skilled interpreter.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
It should be noted that the style of the engraving is quite unlike that of the Boccaccio prints, and suggests that Caxton procured it from a Dutch rather than a Bruges engraver, possibly with the aid of Veldener, from whom, or with whose help, according to Mr. Duff's suggestion, he procured his first type.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

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