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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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


carpenter

2

/ ˈkɑːpɪntə /

noun

  1. a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to do the work of a carpenter
  2. tr to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • un·carpen·tered adjective
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpenter1

C14: from Anglo-French, from Latin carpentārius wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin
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Example Sentences

Stewart and Carpenter are locked in a contentious battle for the District 2 Senate seat in Aroostook County.

In adult carpenter ants, the bacteria produce essential amino acids and play important roles in immunity.

When the McGill researchers scrutinized the development of carpenter ant embryos, however, they saw to their surprise that Hox proteins were appearing during the first nuclear divisions — far ahead of schedule.

Both cows and carpenter ants, for example, rely on bacterial partners in their digestive systems to help them get the most out of their food.

We had a few old-timers, guys in their seventies—a classic carpenter, an arborist, and a Vietnam vet—and these guys just wouldn’t back down.

Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.

The model: a carpenter who showed up to her house looking for work.

He had been a Union carpenter for 30 years before retiring and devoting himself to nature photography.

The singular author Don Carpenter took his own life in 1995.

When a female candidate slips up, she should respond succinctly and then introduce third-party validators, said Carpenter.

Carpenter were the leaders, and this is claimed to have been the origin of Mechanics' Institutes.

American writers claim that the first pressed glass tumbler was made about 40 years back in that country, by a carpenter.

Strachan departed highly elated, and repaired to a carpenter shop, where he ordered ten rough coffins made.

The chief ambition of the great conqueror and legislator was to be a good boatswain and a good ship's carpenter.

The red comb on the top of his head has teeth like a carpenter's saw, and is so large it will not stand up straight.

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