Synonyms for carpenter
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Noun
1. Joiner — A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or…
joiner, woodworker, timberwright, woodwright, chippy slang UK IE, treewright formal dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
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Forms
- Plural
- carpenters → joiners, woodworkers, timberwrights, woodwrights…
Example sentences
- joiner My uncle lent the joiner five shillings.
- builder Mr Brown contracted with the builder for a new house.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| carpenter | steady | |
| joiner | falling | |
| woodworker | rising | |
| builder | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- joiner2, chippy2
- 7 letters
- builder2
- 10 letters
- woodworker3, woodwright, treewright
- 12 letters
- timberwright
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (joiner2 = 2 syllables).
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- menuiserie
- Deutsch
- Schreinerei