carpenter UK /ˈkɑː.pən.tə/US /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/noun 5verb 1forms 4 noun5 •A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. •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. •A carpenter bee.The large, stout African bees are carpenters (Xylocopa), making small tunnels in timber, housing few individuals. — 1968 •(UK, Canada) A woodlouse. •A two-wheeled carriage. verb1 •To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber. formscarpentered · carpentering · carpenters · Carpenters