Definition

1. Noun:
   • Engraver: A skilled craftsperson who carves, cuts, or incises designs, patterns, or text onto a hard surface such as wood, metal, stone, or glass.
   • Carver: An artisan who creates decorative or artistic works by cutting material away from a solid block.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người thợ khắc này tạo ra những con dấu rất tinh xảo. (This engraver creates very intricate seals.)
  • Ông ấy là một thợ khắc gỗ nổi tiếng trong làng. (He is a famous wood carver in the village.)
  • Cần tìm một thợ khắc đá để làm bia mộ. (We need to find a stone carver to make a tombstone.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thợ khắc" is often combined with the material to specify the craft, forming compound nouns. These are considered separate lexical items.
  • Thợ khắc gỗ: wood carver.
  • Thợ khắc kim loại: metal engraver.
  • Thợ khắc con dấu: seal engraver.

Variants and Related Words

• Khắc (v): to engrave, to carve, to inscribe.
  • Anh ấy khắc tên mình lên cây. (He carved his name onto the tree.)
• Nghề khắc (n): the craft or profession of engraving/carving.
• Nghệ nhân điêu khắc (n): sculpture artist (a broader, often more artistic term).

Synonyms

• Engraver: A person who cuts designs into a surface.
• Carver: A person who shapes solid material by cutting.
• Artisan: A skilled worker who makes things by hand.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Bàn tay vàng của thợ khắc: Literally "the golden hands of the engraver"; refers to exceptional skill and artistry in the craft.
  • Tác phẩm đó cho thấy bàn tay vàng của thợ khắc. (That piece shows the golden hands of the engraver.)