boilermaker
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈbɔɪlərˌmeɪkər/
:
calderero
- The boilermaker spent hours repairing the old boiler at the factory.
Examples
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So many times I thought about becoming a boilermaker.
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The driver was a laid-off boilermaker.
Fiction book (1995) -
The workers filed a grievance against their employer and wanted to be paid the same as the boilermakers were paid.
Blog text (13) -
In 2010, Michaels told a Senate panel about Jeff Davis, a boilermaker at the Motiva Enterprises oil refinery in Delaware whose body "literally dissolved" in sulfuric acid after a storage-tank explosion in 2001.
Blog text (27) -
As a skilled boilermaker, she installs large tanks for the local brewery.
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After completing his apprenticeship, he became a certified boilermaker and found work immediately.
Synonyms
25
2.7
A person who joins pieces of metal using heat
3
8.1
A person who joins metal pieces by hammering small metal pins through them
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3.7
A person who builds or fixes metal parts of buildings and bridges
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3.5
A person who makes things from metal, often by hammering or welding
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4.2
A person who makes or repairs metal items by shaping and joining them
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Morphology
Etymology
Boilermaker is a simple compound of boiler, a large metal pot that makes water 'boil', and maker, 'someone who makes'. So a boilermaker is a person who makes, installs, or repairs big metal boilers and tanks.