5 definitions found 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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