Carpenter

Noun

 * 1) A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
 * 2)  A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
 * 3) A two-wheeled carriage

Synonyms

 * joiner
 * chippy

Related terms

 * carpentry
 * The Carpenter