car·pen·ter
ˈkär-pən-tər 
ˈkär-pᵊm-tər
: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts
carpentered; carpentering
ˈkär-pən-t(ə-)riŋ
: to follow the trade of a carpenter
carpentered when he was young
1
: to make by or as if by carpentry
2
: to put together often in a mechanical manner
carpentered many television scripts
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Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
What’s their agenda: More good union jobs Schiff has received the endorsement of dozens of labor unions, but few are spending as enthusiastically as the carpenters union, which represents more than half a million workers.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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Noun
It's become difficult to find people for vocational jobs, like being a carpenter, driver or tailor.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
What’s their agenda: More good union jobs Schiff has received the endorsement of dozens of labor unions, but few are spending as enthusiastically as the carpenters union, which represents more than half a million workers.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Carpenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpenter. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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