cabinetmaker

[ kab-uh-nit-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabinetmaker¹

First recorded in 1675–85; cabinet + maker

Example Sentences

“I was nosey, and from school, I would stop at the cabinetmaker’s and stand by the door and sometimes he invited me in and put a tool in my hand,” Teti said.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the pieces are sent from Denmark to New York in shipping containers, they are stored in a barn owned by Balderskilde’s older brother, a cabinetmaker who taught him how to restore furniture.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Williams was a 36-year-old Vietnam War veteran and cabinetmaker in 1984 when Army officials announced that nerve agent would be burned at the Blue Grass depot.

From New York Times

To make all of this work, you will probably need to hire an experienced cabinetmaker to figure out the specific slides and drawer dimensions, and to install the parts.

From Washington Post

Now apprenticed to a cabinetmaker, she touches wood only to craft it into useful items — “Objects as objects. Nothing more.”

From Washington Post

Related Words

• artisan
• builder
• laborer
• woodworker
• worker