carpenter

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carpenter \Car"pen*ter\, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL.
   carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.]
   An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of
   houses, ships, etc.

   Syn: {Carpenter}, {Joiner}.

   Usage: The carpenter frames and puts together roofs,
          partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a
          building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters,
          mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to
          finishing the building. In America the two trades are
          commonly united.
          [1913 Webster]

   {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}.
      [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Carpenter
an artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2
Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; Mark 6:3). The tools used by carpenters
are mentioned in 1 Sam. 13:19, 20; Judg. 4:21; Isa. 10:15;
44:13. It was said of our Lord, "Is not this the carpenter's
son?" (Matt. 13:55); also, "Is not this the carpenter?" (Mark
6:3). Every Jew, even the rabbis, learned some handicraft: Paul
was a tentmaker. "In the cities the carpenters would be Greeks,
and skilled workmen; the carpenter of a provincial village could
only have held a very humble position, and secured a very
moderate competence."

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Carpenter, IA (city, FIPS 11035)
  Location: 43.41492 N, 93.01740 W
  Population (1990): 102 (54 housing units)
  Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Carpenter, SD
  Zip code(s): 57322
Carpenter, WY
  Zip code(s): 82054

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Carpenter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    130
   Housing Units (2000): 54
   Land area (2000):     0.159721 sq. miles (0.413676 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.159721 sq. miles (0.413676 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11035
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.415506 N, 93.017160 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Carpenter, IA
    Carpenter