First Known Use: 14th century
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1carpenter
noun car·pen·ter \ˈkär-pən-tər, ˈkär-pəm-tər\
: a person whose job is to make or fix wooden objects or wooden parts of buildings
Full Definition of CARPENTER
: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts
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Origin of CARPENTER
Middle English, from Anglo-French carpenter, charpenter, from Latin carpentarius carriage maker, from carpentum carriage, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish carpat chariot, carr vehicle — more at car
2carpenter
verb
carpenteredcarpenter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of CARPENTER
intransitive verb
: to follow the trade of a carpenter <carpentered when he was young>
transitive verb
1
: to make by or as if by carpentry
2
: to put together often in a mechanical manner <carpentered many television scripts>
First Known Use of CARPENTER
circa 1815
CARPENTER Defined for Kids
carpenter
noun car·pen·ter \ˈkär-pən-tər\
Definition of CARPENTER for Kids
: a worker who builds or repairs wooden things
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