A weaver is a person who makes cloth by weaving — crossing threads over and under each other, usually on a machine called a loom. It is one of the oldest jobs in the world.

A weaver is Weaver是 a person who makes cloth by weaving靠weaving做布的人—— crossing threads over and under each other把線交錯穿過、繞過彼此， usually通常 on a machine called a loom用一種叫loom（織布機）的機器——。 It這 is one of the oldest jobs in the world是世界上最古老的工作之一。

In Taiwan you meet the word most often talking about indigenous weavers, or 原住民 weaving traditions, or an old craft shop. The shape is simple: weave + -er, 'the one who weaves', like teach → teacher, drive → driver.

In Taiwan在台灣， you你 meet the word most often最常遇到這個字 talking about indigenous weavers在講原住民的織女、 or或 原住民 weaving traditions原住民織布傳統、 or或 an old craft shop老工藝店的時候。 The shape它的構造 is simple很簡單： weave + -erweave加-er， 'the one who weaves'「織的那個人」， like teach → teacher就像teach變teacher， drive → driverdrive變driver。

A few extra things a curious student likes. Weaver is a very common family name in English (like Sigourney Weaver), because in old England people were named after their work — Weaver, Baker, Smith, Taylor, Miller. If you meet a Mr Weaver, nobody expects him to own a loom.

A few extra things還有幾件事， a curious student likes好奇的學生會喜歡。 Weaver is Weaver是 a very common family name in English在英文裡也是很常見的姓氏 （like Sigourney Weaver像Sigourney Weaver）， because因為 in old England古代英格蘭 people were named after their work人常常用自己的工作當姓—— Weaver, Baker, Smith, Taylor, MillerWeaver、Baker、Smith、Taylor、Miller。 If you meet a Mr Weaver如果你遇到一位Mr Weaver， nobody expects him to own a loom沒有人會期待他真的有一台織布機。

There is also a bird called a weaver, or weaver bird — a small African bird that builds a beautiful hanging nest by weaving grass.

There is還有 also a bird called a weaver一種鳥叫weaver， or或 weaver birdweaver bird—— a small African bird一種非洲小鳥 that builds a beautiful hanging nest會做出漂亮的懸掛式鳥巢 by weaving grass用編織草的方式。

And people stretch the word to anyone who puts things together skilfully: 'a weaver of stories' means a very good storyteller. That use sounds literary, not everyday.

And而且 people人們 stretch the word也會把這個字延伸 to anyone who puts things together skilfully用在任何很有技巧地把東西組合起來的人身上： 'a weaver of stories'「a weaver of stories」 means意思是 a very good storyteller一個很會說故事的人。 That這種用法 use sounds literary聽起來很文學， not everyday不是日常會用的。