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carpenter

1

[ kahr-puhn-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.


verb (used without object)

  1. to do carpenter's work.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make by carpentry.
  2. to construct (a plot, scene, article, or the like) in a mechanical or unoriginal fashion.

Carpenter

2

[ kahr-puhn-ter ]

noun

  1. John Alden, 1876–1951, U.S. composer.
  2. (Malcolm) Scott, 1925–2013, U.S. astronaut and oceanographer.

Carpenter

1

/ ˈ°ìɑ˱èɪ²Ô³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. CarpenterJohn Alden18761951MUSMUSIC: 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

carpenter

2

/ ˈ°ìɑ˱èɪ²Ô³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to do the work of a carpenter
  2. tr to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carpenter1

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin ³¦²¹°ù±è±ð²Ô³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ wainwright, equivalent to Latin carpent ( um ) two-wheeled carriage (< Celtic; compare Old Irish carpad chariot) + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary; -er 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carpenter1

C14: from Anglo-French, from Latin ³¦²¹°ù±è±ð²Ô³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin
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"I work for myself as a carpenter, I do a good shift every week but I'm exhausted when I come home - I'm in bed by 7pm every night," he explained.

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Taking standard crutch measurements from the internet, Qaradaya commissioned a local carpenter to create several prototypes for wooden crutches.

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He earned his GED,, external and learned to be a carpenter and bricklayer, but in a pivotal moment for his life, he was introduced to boxing by a coach called Doc Broadus.

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But eventually Mr Harrison, a simple clockmaker and carpenter, proved his more illustrious colleagues wrong.

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As production designer for 21 films, Carter oversaw the artists, carpenters, effects wizards, set designers — nearly every visual aspect, from velociraptors to runaway polar trains.

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