French word

menuisier

Pronunciation

IPA/mənɥizje/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncarpenter

Example

Le menuisier répare la fenêtre.

The carpenter repairs the window.

Illustration for menuisier (carpenter)

More examples

J'ai appelé un menuisier pour réparer la porte.

I called a carpenter to repair the door.

Core concept

A woodworker using precise cuts, joints, and finishes to make or repair furniture, doors, and windows.

Common phrases

  • un menuisier local

    a local carpenter

  • faire appel à un menuisier

    hire a carpenter

  • l'atelier du menuisier

    the carpenter's workshop

Similar words

charpentier: A builder who processes and assembles timber for building structures.
bricoleur: A person who carries out simple household repairs and DIY projects.
ébéniste: A specialist who creates luxury furniture with carving and polished finishes.
artisan: A craftsperson who uses skilled handwork to make useful or decorative goods.

Definition in French

Artisan qui travaille le bois pour fabriquer, réparer ou ajuster des éléments comme meubles, portes et fenêtres, en réalisant des assemblages et des finitions soignés.

Word origin

Old French menuisier derives from menu, meaning "small or fine," plus the occupational suffix -ier, referring to fine woodwork.

Usage tips

  • Menuisier usually refers to fitted woodwork and furniture work, unlike charpentier, which chiefly concerns structural timber.

Other meanings

  • joinernoun

Related words

  • menuiseriecarpentrynoun
  • menuisièrefemale carpenternoun

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