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carpenter

car·pen·ter

UK/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ US/ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/ fairly common uk
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier), from Late Latin carpentārius (“a carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from Latin carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”), probably related to Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of carpintero. More at car. Displaced native Old English trēowwyrhta (literally “tree worker”).

Phrases

  • carpenter ant
  • carpenter bee
  • carpenter miller
  • carpenter moth
  • carpenter pencil
  • carpenter's pencil
  • carpenter's plane
  • carpenter's square

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