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carpenter
What does carpenter mean?
carpenter (noun): a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce carpenter?
/ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does carpenter come from?
From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
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