Meaning of carpenter in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑrpən(t)ər/

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  1. Verb

    carpenter

    Definitions

    1. work as a carpenter

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    carpenter

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex)‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin; related to car

    Definitions

    1. a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

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