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woodworker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person skilled at woodworking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

makes things out of wood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodsman, woodman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

Narrower terms: cabinetmaker, furniture maker, carpenter, joiner, splicer, woodcarver, carver

History

Etymology

From wood + worker.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: egurgile — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Bulgarian: дърводе́лец (dǎrvodélec) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木工 (mùgōng) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 細木工 /细木工 (xìmùgōng) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Finnish: puuseppä — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Finnish: kirvesmies — a person skilled at woodworking
  • French: menuisier — a person skilled at woodworking
  • German: Schreiner — a person skilled at woodworking
  • German: Tischler — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Hungarian: asztalos — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Icelandic: trésmiður — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Icelandic: timburmaður — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Icelandic: snikkari — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Ingrian: plotnikka — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Ingrian: stolari — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Japanese: 指物師 (sashimonoshi) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Macedonian: сто́лар (stólar) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Macedonian: дрво́делец (drvódelec) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Plautdietsch: Holtoabeida — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Portuguese: marceneiro — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Romanian: tâmplar — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Romanian: lemnar — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Romanian: dulgher — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Russian: пло́тник (plótnik) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Russian: столя́р (stoljár) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Russian: деревообде́лочник (derevoobdéločnik) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Russian: древоде́л (drevodél) — a person skilled at woodworking
  • Uzbek: yogʻochsoz — a person skilled at woodworking