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carpenter

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carpenter (noun)
  2. carpenter (verb)
  3. carpenter grass (noun)
  4. carpenter's clamp (noun)
  5. carpenter's level (noun)
  6. carpenter's scene (noun)
  7. carpenter's square (noun)
  8. carpenter weed (noun)
  9. building carpenter (noun)
  10. ship carpenter (noun)

1car·pen·ter

noun \ˈkär-pən-tər, ˈkär-pəm-tər\

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
First Known Use: 14th century

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