shaper

Meaning

1. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
2. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
3. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.

Synonyms

maker

shaping machine

former

educator

poet

producer

reshaper

truer

pulse-shaping circuit

forming machine

shaping-machine

shaping mill

make-up machine

form dresser

contriver

shaping loop

creator

cutter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃeɪpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: shapper

Cognate with Old Norse: skaperi

Cognate with Dutch: schepper

Cognate with German: Schöpfer

Cognate with Danish: skaber

Cognate with Swedish: skapare

Cognate with Icelandic: skapari

In summary

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.