/ ˈkɑːpəntə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːrp-/ noun
a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
—compare joiner
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , from Old French carpentier , charpentier , from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) carriage (maker), from carpentum wagon, of Gaulish origin; related to car .