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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carpenter \Car"pen*ter\, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL.
     carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.]
     An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of
     houses, ships, etc.
  
     Syn: {Carpenter}, {Joiner}.


  
     Usage: The carpenter frames and puts together roofs,
            partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a
            building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters,
            mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to
            finishing the building. In America the two trades are
            commonly united.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     {Carpenter ant} (Zool.), any species of ant which gnaws
        galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests
        therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed
        wood. The common large American species is {Formica
        Pennsylvanica}.
  
     {Carpenter bee} (Zool.), a large hymenopterous insect of the
        genus {Xylocopa}; -- so called because it constructs its
        nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common
        American species is {Xylocopa Virginica}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carpenter
       n : a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
       v : work as a carpenter

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Carpenter
     an artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2
     Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; Mark 6:3). The tools used by carpenters
     are mentioned in 1 Sam. 13:19, 20; Judg. 4:21; Isa. 10:15;
     44:13. It was said of our Lord, "Is not this the carpenter's
     son?" (Matt. 13:55); also, "Is not this the carpenter?" (Mark
     6:3). Every Jew, even the rabbis, learned some handicraft: Paul
     was a tentmaker. "In the cities the carpenters would be Greeks,
     and skilled workmen; the carpenter of a provincial village could
     only have held a very humble position, and secured a very
     moderate competence."
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Carpenter, IA (city, FIPS 11035)
    Location: 43.41492 N, 93.01740 W
    Population (1990): 102 (54 housing units)
    Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Carpenter, SD
    Zip code(s): 57322
  Carpenter, WY
    Zip code(s): 82054

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Carpenter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    130
     Housing Units (2000): 54
     Land area (2000):     0.159721 sq. miles (0.413676 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.159721 sq. miles (0.413676 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11035
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             43.415506 N, 93.017160 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Carpenter, IA
      Carpenter
  

















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