master carpenter

collocation in English

meaningsofmasterandcarpenter

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master
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.stər/us
/ˈmæs.tɚ/
the person who owns, cares for, and controls ...
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carpenter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tər/us
/ˈkɑːr.pɪn.t̬ɚ/
a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects ...
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(Definition ofmasterandcarpenterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I briefly toured with them asmastercarpenterand property master.
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It was not done by an architect as such; it was done by amastercarpenter.
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He was employed for some time as amastercarpenter.
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Themastercarpentertook measurements and gave instructions to the carpenters.
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Historically it was common for themastercarpenterto give a speech, make a toast, and then break the glass.
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Around its sanctuary themastercarpenterplayed with the consoles under the eaves purlins like nowhere else.
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Often, stage carpentry for a large production is organized with onemastercarpenteror shop foreman and many subordinate carpenters.
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He was amastercarpenterwho built homes and made fine furniture for other settlers.
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A scene shop, in theatrical production is often overseen by a shop foreman ormastercarpenter.
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My father was an amateur musician, photographer and visual artist; and my grandfather was amastercarpenterwho made religious sculpture in his spare time.
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Her grandfather was amastercarpenterwho made religious sculptures in his spare time, and her father was an amateur photographer and visual artist.
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The small class size ensures ample one-to-one instruction and supervision from amastercarpenter.
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The strictmastercarpenterpossessing both skill and status.
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The construction team, led by a retiredmastercarpenter, included engineering craftsmen and electrical and mechanical engineers, whose professional expertise proved vital to the project's success.
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Slocum learned the trade of carpentry from his uncle, becoming amastercarpenter.
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Beyond the textile industry, there were the familiar distinctions between such figures as master carpenters, locksmiths, tailors, and their journeymen employees.
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It took five master carpenters and forty-nine other labourers at least three months to complete.
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The master carpenter's chest for example contained a backgammon set, a book, three plates, a sundial, and a tankard suggesting he was relatively wealthy.
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Master carpenters, electricians, plumbers, along with unskill laborers and journeymen keep building safe and operable.
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