Words / B2

KAHP-int-uh/ˈkɑːpɪntə/

A carpenter is a person whose job is to make and repair wooden structures: a carpenter’s wage; carpenter in the census. Joiner is a close British twin, often finer indoor work; builder is broader. Name the carpenter in the wage table, then the trade. Mix-up: carpenter vs carpet; car park; do not write carpenter for a furniture brand with no named worker.

Meaning

A person whose job is to make and repair wooden structures.

Examples

• “Name the carpenter in the wage table, then the trade, not a furniture brand.”
• “A ship’s carpenter featured in the voyage log, which is the historic-trade sense.”

Good to know

a carpenter; carpenter’s wage / shop; carpentry. Close: joiner. Broader: builder. Trap: carpet. History, citizenship, and design. A wood-trade worker — treat the census as a source.

Near in meaning

joiner, woodworker, builder

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