cabinetworker C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈkæbɪnətˌwɜrkɚ/ UK /ˈkæbɪnətˌwɜːkə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a skilled craftsman who makes cabinets and fine furniture The cabinetworker sanded the drawer until it slid without a sound. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a skilled craftsman who... cabinetmakerjoinerwoodworkercarpenter Word family Related forms cabinetworkercabinetwork Etymology AI details A compound of cabinet + worker; cabinet is from French cabinet ('small room, case'), diminutive of cabine, ultimately related to cabin. cabinet French View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cabinetworker **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkæbɪnətˌwɜrkɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkæbɪnətˌwɜːkə/ ## Meanings 1. a skilled craftsman who makes cabinets and fine furniture ## Examples - The cabinetworker sanded the drawer until it slid without a sound. ## Synonyms - cabinetmaker - joiner - woodworker - carpenter ## Related Forms - cabinet - worker - cabinetwork ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cabinet ## Etymology A compound of cabinet + worker; cabinet is from French cabinet ('small room, case'), diminutive of cabine, ultimately related to cabin. ## AI Etymology Cabinetworker is a compound of cabinet + worker; cabinet is from French cabinet ('small room, case'), diminutive of cabine, ultimately related to cabin. The historical trail runs through cabinet in French. Morphologically, cabinetworker is transparent: it is a compound of cabinet + worker. Used as a noun, cabinetworker now means "a skilled craftsman who makes cabinets and fine furniture", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as cabinet, worker, and cabinetwork. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - House & Home - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown