Definitions
A skilled worker who builds or repairs things with wood.
Word origin
From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier), from Late Latin carpentārius (“a carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from Latin carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”), probably related to Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of carpintero. More at car.
Used in a sentence
“The large, stout African bees are carpenters (Xylocopa), making small tunnels in timber, housing few individuals.”
“Among the celebrities she considers part of her zillennial cohort are Zendaya and American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“woodworker”9 letters
02“Skilled worker with wood”9 letters
03“Woodworker with a saw”9 letters
04“Woodworking tradesperson”9 letters
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