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carpentress

carpentress noun: a female carpenter.

Noun

carpentress (plural carpentresses)

  1. (rare) A female carpenter.

Forms of carpentress

pluralcarpentresses

Origin of carpentress

From carpenter + -ess.

Questions about carpentress

What does carpentress mean?
Carpentress means a female carpenter.
What part of speech is carpentress?
Carpentress is a noun.
What is the plural of carpentress?
The plural of carpentress is carpentresses.

Words near carpentress in the dictionary

  1. carpenterworms
  2. Carpentier
  3. Carpentiers
  4. carpenting
  5. carpentings
  6. carpentress
  7. carpentresses
  8. carpentries
  9. carpentry
  10. carpentry square
  11. carpentry squares

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