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Princeton's WordNet

  1. maker, shapernoun

    a person who makes things

  2. shaper, shaping machinenoun

    a machine tool for shaping metal or wood

Wiktionary

  1. shapernoun

    One who shapes.

  2. shapernoun

    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.

  3. shapernoun

    A person who designs and builds surfboards.

    He apprenticed with several notable Southern California shapers before packing his bags for Hawaii uE000195364uE001 Tom Linker

  4. Etymology: to shape + -er

Wikipedia

  1. Shaper

    A shaper is a type of machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is (archetypally) linear instead of helical. A wood shaper is a functionally different woodworking tool, typically with a powered rotating cutting head and manually fed workpiece, usually known simply as a shaper in North America and spindle moulder in the UK. A metalworking shaper is somewhat analogous to a metalworking planer, with the cutter riding a ram that moves relative to a stationary workpiece, rather than the workpiece moving beneath the cutter. The ram is typically actuated by a mechanical crank inside the column, though hydraulically actuated shapers are increasingly used. Adding axes of motion to a shaper can yield helical tool paths, as also done in helical planing.

ChatGPT

  1. shaper

    A shaper is a machine tool used for shaping or surfacing metal and other materials. It consists of a cutting tool, which moves back and forth over the workpiece to remove excess material in a controlled manner. In a broader context, a shaper can be anyone or anything that influences, shapes, or molds something else into a particular form or state.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shapernoun

    one who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes

  2. Shapernoun

    that which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object

  3. Shapernoun

    a kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank

  4. Shapernoun

    a machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc

Wikidata

  1. Shaper

    A shaper is a type of machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is linear instead of helical. A shaper is analogous to a planer, but smaller, and with the cutter riding a ram that moves above a stationary workpiece, rather than the entire workpiece moving beneath the cutter. The ram is moved back and forth typically by a crank inside the column; hydraulically actuated shapers also exist.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHAPER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shaper is ranked #125282 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shaper surname appeared 137 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shaper.

    91.9% or 126 total occurrences were White.
    5.1% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

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Anagrams for shaper »

  1. pasher

  2. phaser

  3. phrase

  4. seraph

  5. sharpe

  6. Sherpa

  7. sherpa

  8. sphear

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shaper in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shaper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shaper in a Sentence

  1. Bassam Fattouh:

    The Prince has been a key shaper of Saudi oil and OPEC policy for many years.

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