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hodman

hodman

9.9
A man who carries bricks and other building materials to bricklayers on a building site
  • noun
  • /ˈhɒdmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : transportador
  • Brown notes in his catalogue entry to Work that it has not struck the tract distributor to inquire about the hodman's knowledge on these matters: a hodman might inform her of how life actually "presents itself" from his working-class perspective.

Examples

  • Brown notes in his catalogue entry to Work that it has not struck the tract distributor to inquire about the hodman's knowledge on these matters: a hodman might inform her of how life actually "presents itself" from his working-class perspective.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The hodman efficiently transported bricks to the masons on the busy construction site.

  • After the storm, the hodman helped carry heavy materials to rebuild the damaged wall.

  • As a skilled hodman, he ensured that the bricklayers always had enough mortar and tools ready.

Synonyms

hod carrier
vshodman
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who carries bricks and mortar to bricklayers at a building site

is the male specific term for the same carrying role

How Physical

hodman
  • Archaic
9.9
bricklayer
6 2.5
mason
7 3.6

Surface Forms

hodman singular
hodmen plural

Morphology

hodman = hod + man (transparent) = hod + man

The word is a straightforward compound meaning 'a man who carries a hod'; the components combine in a literal, regular way.

Etymology

The word hodman comes from the tool hod, a long open box used to carry bricks and mortar, plus man meaning 'a person'. So a hodman is the worker who carries those materials to the bricklayers.