carpenter

ˈkɑː.pən.tə

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#1·8h ago

A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

Origin: From , from (compare ), from , from , from , from , from , probably related to . . More at car. Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.

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#3·8h ago

A two-wheeled carriage.

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