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carpenter

[kahr-puhn-ter] / ˈkɑr pən tər /


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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A friend recommended a carpenter, who helped with the termites and trickier renovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

She simply walked to the refugee camp down the road and found another carpenter, a sallow-skinned man who wanted to be paid in food.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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