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Meaning of SHAPER

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
  2. [n]  a person who makes things
 
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 Synonyms: maker, shaping machine
 
 See Also: Adolphe Sax, author, basketmaker, basketweaver, beer maker, belt maker, bookmaker, brewer, candymaker, chandler, cobbler, confectioner, creator, generator, glassmaker, hatmaker, hatter, horologer, horologist, ironworker, jeweler, jeweller, jewelry maker, lathe, machine tool, maltman, maltster, manufacturer, miller, milliner, milling machine, modiste, needleworker, patternmaker, perfumer, piano maker, producer, saddler, sailmaker, Sax, shirtmaker, shoemaker, source, spinner, spinster, steelmaker, steelman, steelworker, tentmaker, thread maker, toolmaker, vintner, violin maker, watchmaker, wigmaker, wine maker, winemaker

 

 

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Shaper
After fourteen-year-old Chad lost his dog to a car accident, he lost all interest in everything around him and had no tolerance at all in dealing with their new dog, Queenie, yet when an animal shaper and his beautiful daughter enter his life, Chad begins to finally allow his broken heart to heal.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shap"er\, n.
1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
         The secret of those old shapers died with them.
                                               --Lowell.
2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form
   or outline to an object. Specifically;
   (a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool,
       instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion,
       usually from a crank.
   (b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving
       cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting
       irregular outlines, moldings, etc.
 

 

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