also: ぼくしょう
noun
Formal or literary term for a carpenter, especially a master woodworker. In everyday speech, 大工 (だいく) is more common.
See also: 大工
その神社は名高い木匠によって建てられた。
That shrine was built by a renowned master carpenter.
彼は代々の木匠の家系に生まれた
He was born into a family of carpenters going back generations.
大工 is the common, everyday word for a carpenter or builder. 木匠 is a more formal, literary, or historical term, often implying a master craftsman.
From 木 (wood) and 匠 (artisan, craftsman). The reading もくしょう is the standard on'yomi combination; ぼくしょう is a less common variant.