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. CarpenterJohn Alden18761951MUSMUSIC: composer 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)

carpenter

²

/ 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

Other Words From

• un·carpen·tered 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

They hail from all walks of life: among them are a fireman, a carpenter, a nurse and a journalist.

From BBC

His small-scale initiative has now blossomed into a movement, with more than 40 men and women - from midwives to carpenters to military officers - joining.

From BBC

His mother was taken to a psychiatric institution when he was seven and his father worked as a carpenter for notorious gangsters the Jones Boys.

From BBC

His father, Quincy Jones Sr., was a semi professional baseball player and a carpenter.

From Los Angeles Times

The first firefighters were recruited from tradesmen including slaters, carpenters and masons, aged 17 to 25, because they knew how buildings were constructed.

From BBC

Related Words

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