Shaper
One who molds
A shaper is someone or something that shapes—that gives form, direction, or character to something else.
Policy shapers influence legislation.
Opinion shapers sway public thought.
She was one of the key shapers of modern dance.
In woodworking, a shaper is a machine tool that cuts flat surfaces, grooves, or contours into material.
Tool for curving wood
- drawknifeTwo-handled pulling blade
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- latheRotating shaping machine
- carvingShaping by cutting away
whittling · chisel · router · jig · template · contour · bevel · chamfer
Person with promotional reach
- molderGradually disintegrate from neglect
- architectBuilding design professional
- driverVehicle operator
- catalystAgent enabling change
trendsetter · visionary · pioneer · reformer · leader · opinion · policymaker · thought-leader
Flat rigid panel
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- bodyboardShort foam surfcraft
- shortboardCompact, maneuverable surfboard
- kneeboardTowed water platform for kneeling
swell · break · reef · foam · rails · fins · rocker · outline
Characteristic mental patterns
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- dynamicActive and changing
- action-orientedFocused on doing
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
maverick · driver · motivated · impatient · provocative · competitive · results · pressure
spokeshave
Tool for curving wood
carving · whittling · chisel · router · jig · template · contour · bevel · chamfer · woodturning
influencer
Person with promotional reach
- molderGradually disintegrate from neglect
- architectBuilding design professional
- driverVehicle operator
catalyst · trendsetter · visionary · pioneer · reformer · leader · opinion · policymaker · thought-leader · mentor
board
Flat rigid panel
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- bodyboardShort foam surfcraft
- shortboardCompact, maneuverable surfboard
kneeboard · swell · break · reef · foam · rails · fins · rocker · outline · nose
personality
Characteristic mental patterns
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- dynamicActive and changing
- action-orientedFocused on doing
challenger · maverick · driver · motivated · impatient · provocative · competitive · results · pressure · deadline
Shaperdestroyer
One that ruins completely
wrecker · demolisher · annihilator · ruiner · vandal
Shaperpreserver
One that maintains or saves
conservator · maintainer · keeper · guardian · protector
- out of shapeLacking physical conditioning
- in shapePhysically well-conditioned
- good shapePhysically fit condition
- shape upImprove behavior or performance
- shaping upProgressing toward completion
- take shapeGradually become distinct
shape, shapes, shaped, shaping, shapers, shapely, shapeless, shapelessness, misshapen