carpenter

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Pronunciation
/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/
/ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

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.

3 Definition

A two-wheeled carriage.

4 Definition

A carpenter bee.

5 Definition

A woodlouse.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber.

Synonyms
carpent