woodworker

[ wood-wur-ker ]
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noun
  1. a worker in wood, as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinetmaker.

Origin of woodworker

1
First recorded in 1870–75; wood1 + worker

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How to use woodworker in a sentence

  • This angle is not measured by the woodworker often, but is a matter of experience.

    Carpentry and Woodwork | Edwin W. Foster
  • This is known as warping, and it is one of the troubles of the woodworker.

    Carpentry and Woodwork | Edwin W. Foster
  • But woods differ in structure, and all fall short of the woodworker's ideal.

    Trees Worth Knowing | Julia Ellen Rogers
  • One of his schoolmates, the son of a woodworker, had seen his father use a bow-drill.

    Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for woodworker

woodworker

/ (ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə) /


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

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