carpenter
car·pen·ter [carpenter carpenters] BrE [ˈkɑːpəntə(r)] NAmE [ˈkɑːrpəntər] noun
a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
compare ↑joiner
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin; related to ↑car.
Example Bank:
•A master carpenter was in charge of teaching the apprentices.
•He was apprenticed to a carpenter at the age of sixteen.
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