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carpenter

[kahr-puhn-ter] / ˈkɑr pən tər /


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“I’ve dropped it off three-story buildings and it just bounces,” said Niall Buryk, a Toronto carpenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

His father was a carpenter helping build minesweepers at Terminal Island for the Navy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Sprague co-hosted “Run My Renovation” for the DIY Network and was a carpenter on “Trading Spaces.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

He credits training as a carpenter with "shaping him", and has previously spent his summers working on construction sites.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

I spoke to the presence of the river and it allowed my brothers to cross with their carpenter tools to build our castle on the hill.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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