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   car·pen·ter

   /ˈkärpən(t)ər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

   verb

   • 1. make by shaping wood: "the rails were carpentered very skillfully"
   • ▪ do the work of a carpenter: "she carpenters and goes on archaeological digs"

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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