/kahr"peuhn teuhr/ , n.
1. a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
v.i.
2. to do carpenter's work.
v.t.
3. to make by carpentry.
4. to construct (a plot, scene, article, or the like) in a mechanical or unoriginal fashion.
[ 1275-1325; ME carpentarius wainwright, equiv. to L carpent ( um ) two-wheeled carriage ( carpad chariot) + -arius -ARY; see -ER 2 ]