carver UK /ˈkɑːvə/US /ˈkɑɹvɚ/ noun5 •Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings. •(old-fashioned) A butcher. •An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).She began a circuit of the dining room, peering at the baronial fireplace with its andirons the size of torture racks, and heavy oak carvers like gnarled thrones. — 2000 •A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns. •(old-fashioned) A carving knife. formscarvers