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Meaning of carpenter

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

carpenter

Pronunciation:/ˈkɑː.pən.tə//ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. 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.

  3. A two-wheeled carriage.

  4. A carpenter bee.

verb

Definitions

  1. To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.

    Synonyms:carpent