carpentering

[ kahr-puh n-ter-ing ]
/ ˈkɑr pən tər ɪŋ /
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noun

the trade or work of a carpenter.

Origin of carpentering

First recorded in 1830–40; carpenter + -ing1

Words nearby carpentering

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Definition for carpentering (2 of 2)

carpenter
[ kahr-puh n-ter ]
/ ˈkɑr pən tər /

noun

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

verb (used without object)

to do carpenter's work.

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of carpenter

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin carpentārius wainwright, equivalent to Latin carpent(um) two-wheeled carriage (< Celtic; compare Old Irish carpad chariot) + -ārius -ary; see -er2

OTHER WORDS FROM carpenter

un·car·pen·tered, adjective

Words related to carpentering

manufacture, evolve, raise, form, make, erect, produce, assemble, reconstruct, compose, fabricate, frame, contrive, carpenter, compile, cast, synthesize, fashion, forge, model

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British Dictionary definitions for carpentering (1 of 2)

Carpenter
/ (ˈkɑːpɪntə) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for carpentering (2 of 2)

carpenter
/ (ˈkɑːpɪntə) /

noun

a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc

verb

(intr) to do the work of a carpenter
(tr) to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry

Word Origin for carpenter

C14: from Anglo-French, from Latin carpentārius wagon-maker, from carpentum wagon; of Celtic origin