carpenter
pronunciation
How to pronounce carpenter in British English:
UK [ˈkɑːpəntə(r)]
How to pronounce carpenter in American English:
US [ˈkɑːrpəntər]
-
- Noun:
- a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
-
- Verb:
- work as a carpenter
Word Origin
- carpenter
- carpenter: [14] Etymologically, a carpenter is a ‘maker of carriages’. The word comes, via Anglo-Norman carpenter, from late Latin carpentārius, originally an adjective derived from carpentum ‘two-wheeled vehicle’. This, like the similar and perhaps related Latin carrus, source of English car, was of Celtic origin. The generalization in meaning to ‘worker in wood’ took place before the word was borrowed into English.
- carpenter (n.)
- "wood-worker," c. 1300 (attested from early 12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French carpenter, Old North French carpentier (Old French and Modern French charpentier), from Late Latin (artifex) carpentarius "wagon (maker)," from Latin carpentum "wagon, two-wheeled carriage, cart," from Gaulish, from Old Celtic *carpentom (compare Old Irish carpat, Gaelic carbad "carriage"), probably related to Gaulish karros (see car). Also from the Late Latin word are Spanish carpentero, Italian carpentiero. Replaced Old English treowwyrhta, literally "tree-wright." German Zimmermann "carpenter" is from Old High German zimbarman, from zimbar "wood for building, timber," cognate with Old Norse timbr (see timber). First record of carpenter bee is from 1844. A carpenter's rule (1690s) is foldable, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
Example
- 1. If a carpenter , then presumably he was an artisan .
- 2. Located on the site of a former carpenter 's workshop , old workshop has two storeys , one of which is completely submerged underground .
- 3. An elderly carpenter was ready to retire .
- 4. Shields grew up a free man and became a carpenter .
- 5. The first tree rejoiced when the woodcutter brought her to a carpenter 's shop .