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Word entry · 6 letters

shaper

Best crossword clue

"Forming machine"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃeɪpə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aehprsStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2H3A4P5E6R

Definitions

  1. a machine tool for shaping metal or wood

Word origin

From Middle English schapere, alteration (perhaps due to Old Norse skaperi, skapari) of Old English sċyppend, sċieppend (“shaper; maker; creator”), equivalent to shape + -er. Cognate with Dutch schepper, German Schöpfer, Danish skaber, Swedish skapare, Icelandic skapari.

Used in a sentence

  • one's birth is a shaper of one's fortunes

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Forming machine6 letters
02Metalworking machine6 letters

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