单词 | hard hat |
释义 | hard hatSEE SYNONYMS FOR hard hat ON THESAURUS.COM nouna protective helmet of metal or plastic, especially as worn by construction or factory workers. a uniformed soldier of a regular army, as opposed to a guerrilla. Origin of hard hatFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby hard hathard-fisted, hard goods, hard ground, hardhack, hard-handed, hard hat, hardhead, hardheaded, hardheads, hardhead sponge, hardhearted Definition for hard hat (2 of 2)hard-hat or hard·hat[ hahrd-hat ] / ˈhɑrdˌhæt / noun Informal.a construction worker, especially a member of a construction workers' union. a working-class conservative. adjectivepertaining to or characteristic of hard-hats: enlisting hard-hat support for his policies. Origin of hard-hatFirst recorded in 1960–65 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hard hathard hat nouna hat made of a hard material for protection, worn esp by construction workers, equestrians, etc informal, mainly US and Canadian a construction worker adjective hard-hatinformal, mainly US characteristic of the presumed conservative attitudes and prejudices typified by construction workers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hard hathard hat A working-class ultraconservative. For example, They were counting on a large number of votes from the hard hats. This term alludes to the rigid protective headgear worn by construction workers, who were noted for their conservatism during the tumultuous 1960s. [c. 1960] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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