woodworker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of woodworker
Example Sentences
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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
When he collaborated with woodworker Ladislav Czernek to design a dining table from the 100-year-old white oak on San Rafael, the project inspired Peck to do more than just sell lumber.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
“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
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