cabinetmaker

[ kab-uh-nit-mey-ker ]

/ ˈkæb ə nɪtˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.

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Origin of cabinetmaker

First recorded in 1675–85; cabinet + maker

Words nearby cabinetmaker

cabin deck, cabinet, cabinet beetle, cabineteer, cabinet government, cabinetmaker, cabinetmaking, cabinet minister, cabinet picture, cabinet pudding, cabinetry

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How to use cabinetmaker in a sentence

My grandfather on one side was trained as a cabinetmaker but eventually worked as a coachbuilder and then built cars.
‘Top Gear’ Host Richard Hammond Invades America With New Show|Marlow Stern|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Marchildon has been earning her living as a cabinetmaker since her modeling career was put on hold.
Ananda Marchildon, ‘Too Fat’ Model, Wins Lawsuit|Nadette De Visser|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Marchildon, who has now given up modeling to become a cabinetmaker, recently decided to fight back in court.
Dutch ‘Next Top Model’ Fired for Being Too Fat?|Nadette De Visser|February 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He's a cabinetmaker, Miss Bassett,—a producer of antiques, and a good one; and about the gentlest human being you ever saw.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson

The cabinetmaker must not make a great many tables, and few chairs; he must make some tables and more chairs.
Political economy|W. Stanley Jevons
The large front room on the ground floor, which we call the library, is now in the hands of the cabinetmaker.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
William Walker was a Stafford County cabinetmaker and builder, about whom we shall hear much more.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
Walker was a talented man who had started out as a cabinetmaker, a craft in which his brother Robert still continued.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

British Dictionary definitions for cabinetmaker

cabinet-maker

noun

a craftsman specializing in the making of fine furniture

Derived forms of cabinet-maker

cabinet-making, noun

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