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单词 hard hat
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hard hat

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noun

a 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 hat

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby hard hat

hard-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.

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of hard-hats: enlisting hard-hat support for his policies.

Origin of hard-hat

First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for hard hat

hard hat

noun

a 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-hat

informal, 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 hat

hard 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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