carpenter

¹

[kahr-puhn-ter]

noun

1. a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.

verb (used without object)

1. to do carpenter's work.

verb (used with object)

1. to make by carpentry.

2. to construct (a plot, scene, article, or the like) in a mechanical or unoriginal fashion.

Carpenter

²

[kahr-puhn-ter]

noun

1. John Alden, 1876–1951, U.S. composer.

2. (Malcolm) Scott, 1925–2013, U.S. astronaut and oceanographer.

carpenter

¹

/ ˈkɑːpɪntə /

noun

1. a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc

verb

1. (intr) to do the work of a carpenter

2. (tr) to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry

Carpenter

²

/ ˈkɑːpɪntə /

noun

1. 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)

Other Word Forms

• uncarpentered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpenter¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin carpentārius wainwright, equivalent to Latin carpent ( um ) two-wheeled carriage (< Celtic; compare Old Irish carpad chariot) + -ārius -ary; -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpenter¹

C14: from Anglo-French, from Latin carpentārius wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin

Example Sentences

But Nashville being similar to where I’m from, which is Ithaca, where I worked as a carpenter, it reaffirmed that you can be a dirty carpenter, and that’s also kinda cool.

From Los Angeles Times

The remaining three account holders were a rickshaw driver, a widow doing tailoring work in a small shanty town and a carpenter.

From BBC

Alongside carpenters and nurses and dockworkers, there were also representatives from a cadre of entertainment industry unions representing actors, writers and production workers.

From Los Angeles Times

The carpenter, from Loughton, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for one year, at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court after admitting assaulting an emergency worker.

From BBC

Is it hard to not just nerd out on Harrison and be like, “Tell me about Indiana Jones, tell about the time you were a carpenter”?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• artisan 
• builder 
• cabinetmaker 
• laborer 
• woodworker 
• worker