woodworker

American  

[wood-wur-ker] / ˈwʊdˌwɜr kər /

noun

1. a worker in wood, as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinetmaker.

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woodworker British  

/ ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə /

noun

1. a person who works in wood, such as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinet-maker

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Etymology

Origin of woodworker

First recorded in 1870–75; wood ¹ + worker

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

woodworker

Better dust collection was at the core of a company launched in 2024 by Chris de Jongh, an engineer and woodworker.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

He hired a local woodworker to make shelves.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Ryunosuke “Ryui” Wada, an 18-year-old from Yokohama, Japan, has come to Pasadena, Calif., to ply his trade as a woodworker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

But the flag is "the only weapon we have," said woodworker Conrad Olwenyi, 31, at a Wine rally this week.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

“Wizards, then, are not cooks,” said Murre, who was sitting across the kitchen hearth from Ged, carving a box-lid of fine wood; he was a woodworker by trade, though not a very zealous one.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Related Words

• artisan
• builder
• cabinetmaker
• laborer
• worker