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Carpenter vs Cabinetmaker - What's the difference?

carpenter | cabinetmaker |

Carpenter is a see also of cabinetmaker.


As nouns the difference between carpenter and cabinetmaker

is that carpenter is a person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures while cabinetmaker is a skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture.

carpenter

English

(wikipedia carpenter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
  • (nautical) 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 two-wheeled carriage

    • Synonyms

    * joiner * chippy

    Related terms

    * carpentry (pos n) * The Carpenter

    External links

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    cabinetmaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden furniture

    • Related terms

    * cabinetmaking

    See also

    * carpenter * joiner