carpenter

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Synonyms: carpentier, carpenters, parmenter, carpentry, carpeted, charpentier, carputer, careener, arpenteur

Antonyms: carpentier, carpenters, parmenter, carpentry, carpeted, charpentier, carputer, careener, arpenteur

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Noun

1. A person skilled at [[carpentry]], the trade of cutting and joining [[timber]] in order to construct buildings or other structures.
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} A senior [[rating]] in [[ship]]s responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a [[warrant officer]] responsible for the [[hull]], [[mast]]s, [[spar]]s and [[boat]]s of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the [[well]] to see if the ship was making water.
3. A two-wheeled [[carriage]].
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[carpenter bee]].
5. {{lb|en|Canada|Britain|regional}} A [[woodlouse]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[work]] as a carpenter, [[cut]]ting and [[join]]ing [[timber]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=occupations}} derived from the [[trade name]] [[carpenter]].
2. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:

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