knapper
/ˈnæpər/
noun
- A person who shapes stone (especially flint) by striking it, typically to make tools or weapons.
- Ancient knappers used antlers to chip away at stone for arrowheads.
- The skilled knapper demonstrated how to make a hand axe from flint.
- She became a master knapper after years of practice in experimental archaeology.
- A tool or device used for knapping stone.
- He used a copper knapper to shape the obsidian blade.
- The knapper had a rounded tip for striking flint without shattering it.
- Modern knappers often use a pressure flaker as a precision knapper.