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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French carpenter, charpenter, from [[Latin]] carpentarius carriage maker, from carpentum carriage, of [[Celtic]] [[origin]]; akin to Old Irish carpat chariot, carr vehicle. The Middle English and Scots word (in the sense of "builder") was wright (from the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wryhta), which could be used in compound forms such as wheelwright or boatwright.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Defnition==
*1:a worker who builds or repairs wooden [[structures]] or their structural parts
==Description==
A '''carpenter''' (builder) is a skilled craftsperson who performs carpentry, see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joiner Joiner]. Carpenters work with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work may involve manual [[labor]] and work outdoors.
Carpentry [[skill]] is gained through [[experience]] and [[study]]. Outside of unions, there are no [[formal]] [[training]] requirements (in the U.S.) and the trade can be easy to enter. In other countries, such as Germany, Japan and Canada there are strict standards.
In British [[slang]], a carpenter is sometimes referred to as a "chippie". In Australia, they are often called "tradies". One of the German words for carpenter is "Zimmermann" from the Middle High German zimbermann (a compound of zimber, zim(m)er cf. English ‘timber’ + mann ‘man’), and hence is the source for the surname in German and English-speaking countries. Other woodworking names/professions, that also occur as a surname, are Tischler and Schreiner.
Carpentry in the United States is almost always done by men. With 98.5% of carpenters being male, it was the fourth most male-dominated occupation in the country in 1999.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpentry]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French carpenter, charpenter, from [[Latin]] carpentarius carriage maker, from carpentum carriage, of [[Celtic]] [[origin]]; akin to Old Irish carpat chariot, carr vehicle. The Middle English and Scots word (in the sense of "builder") was wright (from the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wryhta), which could be used in compound forms such as wheelwright or boatwright.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Defnition==
*1:a worker who builds or repairs wooden [[structures]] or their structural parts
==Description==
A '''carpenter''' (builder) is a skilled craftsperson who performs carpentry, see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joiner Joiner]. Carpenters work with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work may involve manual [[labor]] and work outdoors.
Carpentry [[skill]] is gained through [[experience]] and [[study]]. Outside of unions, there are no [[formal]] [[training]] requirements (in the U.S.) and the trade can be easy to enter. In other countries, such as Germany, Japan and Canada there are strict standards.
In British [[slang]], a carpenter is sometimes referred to as a "chippie". In Australia, they are often called "tradies". One of the German words for carpenter is "Zimmermann" from the Middle High German zimbermann (a compound of zimber, zim(m)er cf. English ‘timber’ + mann ‘man’), and hence is the source for the surname in German and English-speaking countries. Other woodworking names/professions, that also occur as a surname, are Tischler and Schreiner.
Carpentry in the United States is almost always done by men. With 98.5% of carpenters being male, it was the fourth most male-dominated occupation in the country in 1999.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpentry]
[[Category: General Reference]]
