bricklayer

noun

brick·​lay·​er ˈbrik-ˌlā-ər How to pronounce bricklayer (audio)
-ˌler
: a person who lays brick
bricklaying noun

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Including her with the carpenters, there is one woman among the electricians, one among the ironworkers, one among the bricklayers, and one among the painters. Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024 Were there really bricklayers on the set of the premiere? Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Vitaly, a nuclear physicist and champion in hardening, makes his living as a bricklayer and lives in poverty. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024 Ciotti was born to a bricklayer and a stay-at-home mother in 1945, in the Belluno province, in a valley in the Dolomites. D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bricklayer 

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bricklayer was in the 15th century

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“Bricklayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bricklayer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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bricklayer

noun
brick·​lay·​er ˈbrik-ˌlā-ər How to pronounce bricklayer (audio)
-ˌle(-ə)r
: a person who builds with bricks
bricklaying noun

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