n. One who weaves; one whose occupation is weaving.n. In ornithology, a weaver-bird.n. In entomology:n. A gyrinid beetle; a whirligig: so called from its intricate circlings and gyrations on the surface of the water. See whirligig, 4, and cut under Gyrinidæ.n. A spinning-spider; a true araneid which weaves a web.n. In ichthyology, same as weever.