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carpenter

car.pen.ter \'ka:r-p*n-t*r, 'ka:rp-*m-t*r\ \-tre-\ \-t(*-)rin\ n or 
   car.pen.ter.ing [ME, fr. ONF carpentier, fr. L carpentarius carriage maker, 
   fr. ]carpentum carriage, of Celt origin; akin to OIr carr vehicle - more at 
   CAR : a workman who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural 
   pa rts - carpentry n