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carpenter

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car·pen·ter  (kärpn-tr)
n.
A skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures.
v. car·pen·tered, car·pen·ter·ing, car·pen·ters
v.tr.
To make, finish, or repair (wooden structures).
v.intr.
To work as a carpenter.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin carpentrius (artifex), (maker) of a carriage, from carpentum, a two-wheeled carriage, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

carpen·try (-tr) n.

carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntə]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc.
vb
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) (intr) to do the work of a carpenter
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) (tr) to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry
[from Anglo-French, from Latin carpentārius wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin]

Carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntə]
n
(Biographies / Carpenter, John Alden (1876-1951) M, US, MUSIC: composer) John Alden. 1876-1951, US composer, who used jazz rhythms in orchestral music: his works include the ballet Skyscrapers (1926) and the orchestral suite Adventures in a Perambulator (1915)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carpentercarpenter - a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
woodworker, woodman, woodsman - makes things out of wood
Verb1.carpenter - work as a carpenter
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

carpenter
noun joiner, cabinet-maker, woodworker a carpenter who specializes in restoring antique furniture
Translations
carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntəʳ] Ncarpintero/a m/f

carpenter [ˈkɑːrpɪntər] ncharpentier/ière m/f (= joiner) → menuisier/ière m/f (en bâtiments)
He's a carpenter → Il est charpentier.

carpenter
nZimmermann m, → Zimmerfrau f; (for furniture) → Tischler(in) m(f)

carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntəʳ] ncarpentiere m
carpenter [ˈkɑːpɪntəʳ] ncarpentiere m

carpenter
n carpenter [ˈkaːpəntə]
a craftsman in wood. timmerman نَجّار дърводелец tesař snedker der Zimmermann ξυλουργός carpintero puusepp نجار؛ درودگر kirvesmies, puuseppä charpentier, ière, menuisier/-ière נָגַר बढ़ई tesar ács tukang kayu trésmiður carpentiere, falegname 大工 목수 dailidė namdaris; galdnieks tukang kayu timmerman (bygnings)snekker, tømmermann cieśla carpinteiro dulgher; tâmplar плотник tesár tesar stolar []snickare, timmerman ช่างไม้ marangoz 木匠 тесляр ترکھان thợ mộc
n carpentry
the work of a carpenter. houtwerk نِجارَه дърводелство tesařina snedkerarbejde das Zimmerhandwerk ξυλουργική carpintería puusepatöö نجاری؛ درودگری puusepäntyö charpenterie נָגַרוּת बढ़ईगीरी tesarija ácsmesterség pertukangan kayu trésmíði carpenteria, falegnameria 大工仕事 목공 dailidės amatas namdara/galdnieka amats hasil tukang kayu timmermansambacht, timmerwerk snekker-/tømmermannsarbeid; tresløyd ciesielka carpintaria. dul­gherie; tâmplărie плотничье дело tesárčina tesarstvo stolarija snickeri[] สิ่งที่ประกอบด้วยไม้ marangozluk 木工 теслярські роботи لکڑی کا ، ترکھان کا کام nghề thợ mộc

carpenter شخص اجتماعى, نجار tesař, truhlář snedker, tømrer Schreiner, Zimmermann κατασκευαστής ξύλινων κουφωμάτων, ξυλουργός carpintero, carpintero de obra puuseppä menuisier stolar, tesar falegname 大工, 建具屋 목수, 소목장이 schrijnwerker, timmerman snekker stolarz carpinteiro, marceneiro плотник, столяр grovsnickare, inredningssnickare ช่างไม้, ผู้เข้าร่วม doğramacı, marangoz thợ làm đồ gỗ, thợ mộc 木匠


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said Miss Carpenter slowly, as if this reason had not occurred to her before.
" The Carpenter said nothing but "Cut us another slice: I wish you were not quite so deaf-- I've had to ask you twice
A carpenter came to fix the bed so that it would be on a level with the window.
 
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