boilermaker

[ boi-ler-mey-ker ]

/ ˈbɔɪ lərˌmeɪ kər /

noun

a person employed to make and repair boilers or other heavy metal items.

whiskey with beer as a chaser.

Origin of boilermaker

First recorded in 1860–65; boiler + maker

Words nearby boilermaker

boiled oil, boiled shirt, boiled sweet, boiler, boiler horsepower, boilermaker, boilerplate, boiler room, boiler suit, boil-in-bag, boiling

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Example sentences from the Web for boilermaker

He was a construction worker, a boilermaker, with 20 years of experience building new power plants and doing repairs.
New iPhone a Problem for People Who Lack Fingerprints|Winston Ross|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She is somewhat over six feet six in height and built like a boilermaker.
A Parody Outline of History|Donald Ogden Stewart
Went from trackman to machinist's helper and boilermaker's helper.
Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives|Work Projects Administration
Near the captain sat his chum, John Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue

In Cunliffe Street, we passed the cottage of a boilermaker, whom I had heard of before.
Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine|Edwin Waugh
That same year we lost our old friend Master Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.
The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for boilermaker

boilermaker

/ (ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkə) /

noun

a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder

British slang a beer drink consisting of half of draught mild and half of bottled brown ale

US slang a drink of whisky followed by a beer chaser

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

单词	boilermaker
释义	boilermaker [ boi-ler-mey-ker ] / ˈbɔɪ lərˌmeɪ kər / noun a person employed to make and repair boilers or other heavy metal items. whiskey with beer as a chaser. Origin of boilermaker First recorded in 1860–65; boiler + maker Words nearby boilermaker boiled oil, boiled shirt, boiled sweet, boiler, boiler horsepower, boilermaker, boilerplate, boiler room, boiler suit, boil-in-bag, boiling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boilermaker He was a construction worker, a boilermaker, with 20 years of experience building new power plants and doing repairs. New iPhone a Problem for People Who Lack Fingerprints\|Winston Ross\|September 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She is somewhat over six feet six in height and built like a boilermaker. A Parody Outline of History\|Donald Ogden Stewart Went from trackman to machinist's helper and boilermaker's helper. Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives\|Work Projects Administration Near the captain sat his chum, John Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer\|Eugne Sue In Cunliffe Street, we passed the cottage of a boilermaker, whom I had heard of before. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine\|Edwin Waugh That same year we lost our old friend Master Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer\|Eugne Sue British Dictionary definitions for boilermaker boilermaker / (ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkə) / noun a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder British slang a beer drink consisting of half of draught mild and half of bottled brown ale US slang a drink of whisky followed by a beer chaser 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
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