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carpenter
(kär′pən tər)
noun
a workman who builds and repairs wooden things, esp. the wooden parts of buildings, ships, etc.
Origin: ME & Anglo-Fr < LL carpentarius, carpenter, wagon maker < L carpentum, two-wheeled carriage, cart < Gaul
intransitive verb
to do a carpenter's work
transitive verb
to make or repair by or as if by carpentry
See carpenter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures.
verb car·pen·tered, car·pen·ter·ing, car·pen·ters verb, transitive To make, finish, or repair (wooden structures).
verb, intransitive To work as a carpenter.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman
Origin: , from Latin carpentārius (artifex), (maker) of a carriage
Origin: , from carpentum, a two-wheeled carriage
Origin: , of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- carˈpen·try (-trē) noun
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