Beaver
See also: beaver
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Capitalization of beaver. Doublet of Bieber.
Proper noun edit
Beaver (countable and uncountable, plural Beavers)
- (countable) A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Arkansas.
- A city in Iowa.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town, the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma.
- A borough, the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Beaver County, Utah.
- A census-designated place in West Virginia.
- A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Beaver Township.
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Beever
Related terms edit
Noun edit
Beaver (plural Beavers)
- A native or resident of the American state of Oregon.
- (originally Canada) A member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement, composed of groups for children, traditionally boys, of approximately five to seven years of age.
Alternative forms edit
- (member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement): beaver
Etymology 2 edit
Calque of Canadian French Castor. From French castor (“beaver”).
Proper noun edit
Beaver
- (dated) The Dane-zaa people, indigenous to northern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Beaver (plural Beavers)
- Alternative letter-case form of beaver (“beard-spotting game”).
References edit
- “beaver, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.