carpenter

Everyday

A carpenter is a person whose job is making and fixing wooden things such as doors, floors, roofs, shelves and furniture. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories a carpenter is a skilled worker who measures, saws and builds. In maths problems carpenters cut planks into equal lengths or work out costs. Phrases: «a skilled carpenter», «carpenter's tools».

Examples

• The carpenter built new shelves in our kitchen. tree →
• A carpenter cuts a 3-metre plank into 6 equal pieces; how long is each piece? tree →
• Measure twice, cut once, says the carpenter. tree →
• The carpenter used a saw, a hammer and nails. tree →
• Carpenters wear goggles to protect their eyes. tree →
• My uncle is a carpenter. tree →
• “My boy, we need a carpenter here and I have never been one.” tree →

Note

Countable. The work is «carpentry». A «joiner» (UK) makes fine woodwork like doors and windows; a carpenter often works on site. Maths: equal pieces means divide the length.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and stories a carpenter is a skilled worker who measures, saws and builds. In maths problems carpenters cut planks into equal lengths or work out costs. Phrases: «a skilled carpenter», «carpenter's tools».

Examples

• And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. (Writings 1CH.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. (Prophets 2SA.5.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.' — (Prophets 2KI.22.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. The work is «carpentry». A «joiner» (UK) makes fine woodwork like doors and windows; a carpenter often works on site. Maths: equal pieces means divide the length.