framer

1. One that frames: a picture framer; a framer of new laws.
2. often Framer One of the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who makes frames (as for pictures)

Meaning #2: someone who writes a new law or plan

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A framer is a carpenter who assembles the major structural elements of a wood-framed building. Framers build walls out of studs, sills, and headers; build floors from joists and beams; and frame roofs using ridge poles and rafters.

See also

• Platform framing
• Balloon framing
• Framing (construction)

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