Carpenter
Name from woodworking
A carpenter is a skilled worker who builds and repairs wooden structures—framing houses, installing cabinets, constructing furniture.
The trade divides into rough carpentry (structural framing) and finish carpentry (trim, molding, fine details).
We hired a carpenter to build the deck.
As a verb, to carpenter is to do such work, though the noun dominates.
Tool for striking nails
- sawPast of perceive
- chiselEdged carving implement
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
square · drill · screwdriver · tape measure · clamp · mallet · file · rasp
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetryFine woodwork furniture craft
- sawingSlicing with toothed blade
- planingRemoving surface material
chiseling · dovetail · mortise · tenon · hammer · nails · screws · workbench
Christian faith's divine son
- NazarethGalilean city of faith
- JosephCommon masculine given name
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- gospelSacred choral tradition
humble · trade · apostle · ministry · parable · disciples · Galilee · manger
Drilling into timber
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- infestationPest takeover situation
pest · damage · larvae · colony · sawdust · frass · structural · burrow
Structural or contextual shaping
- studsStructural wall timbers
- raftersSloped roof beams
- joistsHorizontal building beams
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
subfloor · roofing · scaffolding · contractor · building · renovation · remodeling · addition
hammer
Tool for striking nails
level · square · drill · screwdriver · tape measure · clamp · mallet · file · rasp · awl
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetryFine woodwork furniture craft
- sawingSlicing with toothed blade
planing · chiseling · dovetail · mortise · tenon · hammer · nails · screws · workbench · lumber
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
gospel · humble · trade · apostle · ministry · parable · disciples · Galilee · manger · stable
wood-boring
Drilling into timber
infestation · pest · damage · larvae · colony · sawdust · frass · structural · burrow · pollinator
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
drywall · subfloor · roofing · scaffolding · contractor · building · renovation · remodeling · addition · deck
Karen
Entitled, demanding woman
actress · director · author · celebrity · family · genealogy · heritage · lineage · namesake · notable
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty
- Surname TypesSmith, Miller, Baker, Cooper, Taylor
- Meigs CountyPomeroy, Rutland, Chester, Salem, Syracuse
- SuperalloysRene, Haynes, superalloy, PWA
- Triangle NCRaleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, NC State
- Wyoming PlacesArapahoe
Carpenterwhite-collar worker
Non-manual professional employee
office worker · intellectual · academic · theorist · bureaucrat
Carpentermetalworker
One who shapes metal
blacksmith · mason · stonemason · steelworker · ironworker
- carpenter antWood-boring social insect
- carpenter's squareL-shaped measuring tool
- carpenter's pencilFlat graphite marker for wood
- master carpenterExpert woodworking tradesperson
- carpenter beeWood-nesting solitary pollinator
- carpenter jeansDenim with utility loops