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overalled

overalled

8.6
A person who wears a loose protective piece of clothing for work
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌæld/
translation icon : trabajador con overoles
  • She watched the overalled as they loaded crates onto the truck.

Examples

  • The overalled stood by the barn, wiping sweat from his brow after a long day.

  • Several overalled gathered around the machinery to discuss the repairs needed.

  • The overalled workers repaired the roof quickly.

  • She saw an overalled man fixing the fence.

  • The overalled worker fixed the tractor after it broke down in the field.

  • She saw an overalled man painting the wooden fence with bright blue paint.

  • At the construction site, the overalled crew worked diligently to finish the project ahead of schedule.

Surface Forms

overalled singular
overalleds plural

Morphology

overalled = overall (semi-transparent) = overall + ed

The word is built transparently from 'overall' plus '-ed', though the noun meaning 'a person wearing overalls' is slightly lexicalized.

Etymology

Overalled as a noun means a person who wears overalls, so think of a worker in that protective work outfit. That's why an overalled is simply someone 'in overalls' doing manual work.