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Carpenter vs Electrician - What's the difference?

carpenter | electrician |

As a proper noun carpenter

is derived from the trade name carpenter.

As a noun electrician is

(archaic) an investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity.

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

    electrician

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia electrician) (en noun)
  • (archaic) An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity.
  • A tradesman who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment