/ Dictionary / Index C Carver: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•ver Pronunciation: (kär'vur), [key] — n. 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist. 1575?–1621, Pilgrim leader: first governor of Plymouth Colony 1620–21. 1938–88, U.S. short-story writer and poet. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carver (Thesaurus) carven Carver chair Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language