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carpenter
[ kahr-puhn-ter ]
/ ˈkɑr pən tər /
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noun
a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
verb (used without object)
to do carpenter's work.
verb (used with object)
to make by carpentry.
to construct (a plot, scene, article, or the like) in a mechanical or unoriginal fashion.
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Origin of carpenter
OTHER WORDS FROM carpenter
un·car·pen·tered, adjectiveWords nearby carpenter
Carpeaux, carpe diem, carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee, carpenter gothic, carpentering, carpenter moth
Other definitions for carpenter (2 of 2)
Carpenter
[ kahr-puhn-ter ]
/ ˈkɑr pən tər /
noun
John Alden, 1876–1951, U.S. composer.
(Malcolm) Scott, 1925–2013, U.S. astronaut and oceanographer.
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British Dictionary definitions for carpenter (1 of 2)
carpenter
/ (ˈkɑːpɪntə) /
noun
a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc
verb
(intr) to do the work of a carpenter
(tr) to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry
Word Origin for carpenter
C14: from Anglo-French, from Latin carpentārius wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin
British Dictionary definitions for carpenter (2 of 2)
Carpenter
/ (ˈkɑːpɪntə) /
noun
John Alden. 1876–1951, US composer, who used jazz rhythms in orchestral music: his works include the ballet Skyscrapers (1926) and the orchestral suite Adventures in a Perambulator (1915)
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