cabinetmaker

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noun (1)

cab·​i·​net·​mak·​er ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kər 

ˈka-bə-

: a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture

cabinetmaking

ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kiŋ 

ˈka-bə-

noun

cabinetmaking

2 of 2

noun (2)

cab·​i·​net·​mak·​ing ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kiŋ 

ˈka-bə-

plural -s

: the occupation or art of the cabinetmaker

Examples of cabinetmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Has this cabinetmaker ever bought a Billy bookcase? — Jeremy White, Wired News, 22 June 2026

Built between 1939 and 1942 by cabinetmaker Joe Pellkofer, the intricate model was originally designed much like an elaborate train layout, complete with stores, homes, automobiles, streetlights and hundreds of handcrafted buildings. — Daily News, 20 June 2026

Artifacts dating to the Paleolithic era fill the Domenico Ridola Archeological Museum, while the Museum-Workshop of the Peasant Culture reconstructs a cave house, public wine cellar, and blacksmith, cobbler and cabinetmaker studios. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026

Additions were minimal; a plasterer added back some indigo pigment in the living area on the parlor level, which opens to a library where a cabinetmaker added built-ins. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1629, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1769, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cabinetmaker

• policymaker
• automaker
• boilermaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker

Kids Definition

cabinetmaker

noun

cab·​i·​net·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər 

: a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture

cabinetmaking

-kiŋ 

noun