carpenter

[Car·pen*ter]

A carpenter is a person who makes things out of wood. You could hire a carpenter to build you a dining room table and two long benches.

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An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.

Noun
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

Verb
work as a carpenter


n.
An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.


Carpenter

Car"pen*ter , n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL. carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.] An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc. Syn. -- Carpenter, Joiner. The carpenter frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a building. The joiner Supplies stairs, doors shutters, mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to finishing the building. In America the two trades are commonly united. Carpenter ant (Zo'94l.), any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica. -- Carpenter bee (Zo'94l.), a large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa; -- so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica.

An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.

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Usage Examples

My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.

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Other Usage Examples

I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.

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