carpenter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
  2. verb work as a carpenter

WordNet

Car"pen*ter noun
Etymology
OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL. carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.
Definitions
  1. An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc. Syn. -- Carpenter, Joiner. The carpenter frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a building. The joiner Supplies stairs, doors shutters, mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to finishing the building. In America the two trades are commonly united.

Webster 1913