carpenter

n. a person whose job is to make or repair things made of wood, like furniture or parts of a house.

n. a skilled craftsperson who constructs, installs, and repairs wooden structures and fixtures.

“The carpenter fixed the broken wooden stairs in our old house.”

“The master carpenter spent weeks hand-carving the intricate mahogany panels for the library's ceiling.”

n. a person on a ship who is in charge of fixing and looking after all the wooden parts.

n. a senior rating or warrant officer on a vessel responsible for the maintenance of the hull and wooden fittings.

“The ship's carpenter checked the wooden deck for leaks after the storm.”

“In the era of sail, the carpenter held a vital warrant, tasked with ensuring the integrity of the masts and sounding the well daily.”

Technical

n. a small grey insect-like creature with a hard shell that lives in damp places.

n. a regional name for a woodlouse, a small terrestrial isopod crustacean.

“When I lifted the old log, I saw a few carpenters scurrying away.”

“The local dialect in parts of the West Country refers to the common woodlouse as a carpenter.”

British English · Dialect

v. to do the work of a carpenter, like cutting and joining wood.

v. to perform the work of a carpenter; to construct or repair through carpentry.

“He spent his weekends carpentering in his small garage workshop.”

“She had spent the better part of the summer carpentering a set of bespoke bookshelves for her study.”