Housewright
[HAUS-rite]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: North America, mid-16th century
1.
A builder of houses, especially those constructed largely of timber; a house carpenter.
Examples of Housewright in a sentence
"After working with Habitat for Humanity, Rachel felt like a bona fide housewright."
"We hired a housewright to help us rehab our 19th-century wooden cottage."
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