cabinetmaker

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noun (1)

cab·​i·​net·​mak·​er ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce cabinetmaker (audio)
ˈka-bə-
: a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture
cabinetmaking
ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce cabinetmaker (audio)
ˈka-bə-
noun

cabinetmaking

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noun (2)

cab·​i·​net·​mak·​ing ˈkab-nit-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce cabinetmaking (audio)
ˈka-bə-
plural -s
: the occupation or art of the cabinetmaker

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Dad’s grandfather had been a cabinetmaker by day and a socialist revolutionary by night. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025 Additions were minimal; a plasterer added back some indigo pigment in the living area on the parlor level, which opens to a library where a cabinetmaker added built-ins. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 Within most of the rooms are two areas—a living and a workspace—as well as walnut wood flooring and custom furnishings by Alfonso Marina, one of Mexico’s finest cabinetmakers. — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025 The origins of Beidelman Furniture date back to 1861, when then-cabinetmaker Frederick Long established a furniture business in a frame building at the corner of Washington and Jackson. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabinetmaker

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Noun (1)

1629, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1769, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cabinetmaker was in 1629

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cabinetmaker

noun
cab·​i·​net·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər How to pronounce cabinetmaker (audio)
: a skilled woodworker who makes fine furniture
cabinetmaking
-kiŋ How to pronounce cabinetmaker (audio)
noun

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