Definition of Carpenter
Car´pen`ter
n.
1.
An
artificer
who
works
in
timber
;
a
framer
and
builder
of
houses
,
ships
,
etc
.
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
.
Related Words
carpentry
,
woodwork
,
woodworking
,
work
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