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单词 brickman
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brickmann.

Brit. /ˈbrɪkman/, /ˈbrɪkmən/, U.S. /ˈbrɪkˌmæn/, /ˈbrɪkmən/
Inflections: Plural brickmen.
Forms: see brick n.1 and man n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.1, man n.1
Etymology: < brick n.1 + man n.1 Compare brickmaker n. and tileman n.
A maker, seller, layer, or carter of bricks.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > maker of bricks or tiles > [noun] > brick-maker
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brickmaker1437
brick burnera1441
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brick kilner1482
brickie1847
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builder of walls > bricklayer
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troweller1611
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red mason1700
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1418 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) viii. 142 Henry Sondergyltes, brykeman [employed..to make] bryktill [at Deptford].
1444–6 in J. A. Kingdon Arch. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1886) II. 288 Paid to masons brikmen and laborers for owr Warkis.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 261/1 Some term this a Man Working, or making up a Brick Wall in Fesse. This is the Badge or Cognizance of a Brick-Man.
1728 J. Byrom Full Acct. Robbery Epping-Forest 3 Scarce had he spoken, when the Brickman's Wife Cry'd out, Good Lord! he's here, upon my Life.
1832 J. Dennis World turned Upside Down 5 Jem the potatoe-man, Jack the brick-man, [etc.].
1910 Brick Jan. 83/2 (advt.) Brick man with ten years' experience in dry press and stiff-mud brick and tile.
1965 Daily Mail 3 May 11/8 Brickmen stay out... Nine hundred maintenance workers in the brickfields of Bedfordshire..decided yesterday to continue their six-week strike.
2000 M. Cadnum Bk. Lion xxvii. 140 All night the brickmen and the expert builders repaired the damage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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