Definition of SHAPER

shaper

Plural: shapers

Noun

  • A person or thing that gives form or influence.
  • a person who makes things
  • a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
  • Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
  • Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
  • A person who designs and builds surfboards.
  • Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
  • A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.

Examples

  • one's birth is a shaper of one's fortunes
  • The SHAPER of the game’s outcome was often the player who found the best hooks.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shapper, shapere, schapare, scaper, scheppere, schuppere, 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.

Synonyms

maker, shaping machine

Scrabble Score: 11

shaper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shaper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shaper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

shaper: valid Words With Friends Word