Also means
joiner (structural)
Usage Note
Zimmerer erect timber-frame structures, roof trusses, and wooden staircases on construction sites; distinct from Tischler (cabinet maker / joiner), who works mainly indoors on furniture and fittings. Travelling journeymen (Wandergesellen) are associated with this trade.
Examples
"Die Zimmerer errichteten den Dachstuhl des neuen Einfamilienhauses in einem Tag."
Natural Translation
The carpenters erected the roof truss of the new house in one day.
Literal Translation
The carpenters erected the roof-frame of the new single-family-house in one day.
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