Carpenter

Word CARPENTER
Character 9
Hyphenation car pen ter
Pronunciations /ˈkɑː.pən.tə/

Definitions and meanings of "Carpenter"

What do we mean by carpenter?

A skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures. noun

To make, finish, or repair (wooden structures). intransitive verb

To work as a carpenter. intransitive verb

An artificer who works in timber; one who executes by hand the woodwork of houses, ships, or similar constructions. The occupations of carpenter and joiner are often combined. See joiner. noun

An officer of a ship, whose duty it is to keep under supervision and maintain in order the frame of the ship and all the wooden fittings about her. noun

A set of men employed under the carpenter. See 2. noun

To do carpenters' work; practise carpentry.

In entomology, same as Carpenterant or carpenter-bee. noun

An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc. noun

Any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica. noun

A large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa; -- so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica. noun

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. noun

A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water. noun

A two-wheeled carriage noun

A woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects noun

Work as a carpenter verb

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.

A two-wheeled carriage.

A carpenter bee.

A woodlouse.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Carpenter

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The word "carpenter" in example sentences

Getting a straight answer out of the carpenter is an exercise in futility. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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