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noun

Shaper n.

One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes. "The secret of those old shapers died with them."

That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object. Specifically;

(a)

(Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank.

(b)

(Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc.

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Etymology of 'Shaper'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shaper" Quotes from Famous Books

... Bremer's opinion the appearance was not deceptive. According to what she heard from many of his friends, Cavour occupied his seat with tolerable ease, and without undue strain discharged his duties as First Minister of Piedmont, and the shaper of its destiny. The fact was, that his nature was that of a statesman; he was born, not made, and performed his work as Mozart executed his symphonies or Raphael painted his pictures, without torturing his brains, without any special difficulty. ...

— Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century • W. H. Davenport Adams