carpenter

/ˈkɑːrpəntər/

noun

  1. A person whose job is making and repairing things made of wood, such as furniture, doors, and buildings.

    A2

    countable

    • "My uncle is a carpenter."A1
    • "The carpenter fixed the broken chair."A1
    • "We hired a skilled carpenter to restore the house's original doors."B2

verb

  1. To make or repair wooden objects or structures as a carpenter.

    B2

    intransitive

    • "He carpenters in his free time."B1
    • "She learned to carpenter while working on the cabin."B2

Collocations

skilled carpenterqualified carpentercarpenter's toolshire a carpenterwork as a carpentercarpenter's workshopcarpenter's square

Word family

carpentrycarpentering