carpenter

4 definitions found

carpenter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carpenter \Car"pen*ter\, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL.
     carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.]
     An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of
     houses, ships, etc.
  
     Syn: Carpenter, Joiner.
  
     Usage: The carpenter frames and puts together roofs,
            partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a
            building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters,
            mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to
            finishing the building. In America the two trades are
            commonly united.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Carpenter ant (Zool.), any species of ant which gnaws
        galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests
        therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed
        wood. The common large American species is Formica  Pennsylvanica
        .
  
     Carpenter bee (Zool.), a large hymenopterous insect of the
        genus Xylocopa; -- so called because it constructs its
        nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common
        American species is Xylocopa Virginica.
        [1913 Webster]

carpenter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carpenter
      n 1: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
      v 1: work as a carpenter

carpenter - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Carpenter
  an artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2
  Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; Mark 6:3). The tools used by carpenters
  are mentioned in 1 Sam. 13:19, 20; Judg. 4:21; Isa. 10:15;
  44:13. It was said of our Lord, "Is not this the carpenter's
  son?" (Matt. 13:55); also, "Is not this the carpenter?" (Mark
  6:3). Every Jew, even the rabbis, learned some handicraft: Paul
  was a tentmaker. "In the cities the carpenters would be Greeks,
  and skilled workmen; the carpenter of a provincial village could
  only have held a very humble position, and secured a very
  moderate competence."

carpenter - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Carpenter, IA (city, FIPS 11035)
    Location: 43.41492 N, 93.01740 W
    Population (1990): 102 (54 housing units)
    Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Carpenter, SD
    Zip code(s): 57322
  Carpenter, WY
    Zip code(s): 82054