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carpenter

/ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Carpenter means: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects.

Synonyms for carpenter1

also used for carpenter

carpent

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What does carpenter mean?2

noun

1

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

verb

1

work as a carpenter

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Carpenter in a sentence

  • Any donkey can destroy a stable, but you need a carpenter to build it.espamatics
  • I'm not a carpenter, but my father is.CK
  • I want to be a carpenter, just like my father.CK
  • I want to be a carpenter, just like my dad.CK
  • Any brute can destroy a stable, but it takes a carpenter to build one.DJ_Saidez
  • How long have you been working as a carpenter?CK
  • I've been told that you're a very good carpenter.CK
  • I've been told you're a very good carpenter.CK

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Forms of carpenter

as a noun

plural
carpenters

as a verb

third-person singular
carpenters
present participle
carpentering
past participle
carpentered
past tense
carpentered