weaver Syllabification: (weav·er)Pronunciation: /ˈwēvər/Translate weaver | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of weaver noun 1a person who weaves fabric. 2 (also weaverbird) a finchlike songbird of tropical Africa and Asia, related to the sparrows and building elaborately woven nests. Family Ploceidae: several genera, in particular Ploceus, and numerous species weaver in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of weaver in the British & World English dictionary