I. ˈkär-pən-tər, ˈkär-p ə m-tər noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French carpenter, charpenter, from Latin carpentarius carriage maker, from carpentum carriage, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish carpat chariot, carr vehicle — more at car
Date: 14th century
: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts
II. verb
( -tered ; car·pen·ter·ing -t(ə-)riŋ)
Date: circa 1815
intransitive verb
: to follow the trade of a carpenter
carpenter ed when he was young
transitive verb
1. : to make by or as if by carpentry
2. : to put together often in a mechanical manner
carpenter ed many television scripts