welder
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- noun
- /ˈwɛldər/
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soldador
- In Morgan City, Louisiana, hundreds of Mexican skilled craftsmen work as welders, fitters, and carpenters in local shipyards.
- welders and riggers
- work as a welder
- plastic welders
They're renovating an Airstream and the welder just ghosted.
- They're renovating an Airstream and the welder just ghosted.
- And one of them was underwater or diving welder or some shit.
- Forget what the question was, but he said what this country needs are more welders and fewer philosophers.
- Pro tip, and by pro, I mean total amateur, if all of a sudden you become a terrible welder, make sure your welder has gas.
- So you say, how much more does it take to persuade somebody to be a welder underwater, which is a bit hazardous, than they'd be a welder on land?
- And my dad was a Carpenter and a welder and a plumber and a, he did a whole bunch of jobs and a truck driver.
- We had a little hiccup with one of our welder leads, but they're done, Everything's cool.
- So how do you go from being a welder to them being an expert searching like how does that?
Examples
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Patti's husband, Leroy, was a welder, and he was good at fixing things.
Fiction book (1995) -
The mass produced mainstay of the Atlantic convoys was welder Maxine Mayers from Texas.
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My uncle was a welder on the Empire State Building.
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Did you know that her old man before me was a welder?
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In testament to that, John became the best welder in his union.
Academic text (2015) -
Yeah, my dad's a welder.
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Arlene has often had students challenge her abilities as a welder and her authority as an instructor.
Academic text (2008) -
By February 1943, twelve women worked as skilled welders, having passed the American Bureau of Ships test.
Academic text (2009) -
The first seventy-one men to arrive in December 1951 included tool-makers, welders, and machinists.
Academic text (1991) -
My uncle was a welder on the Empire State Building.
Synonyms
A person who joins metal parts by heating small points to melt them together
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
The word welder comes from the verb weld, which means 'to join by heat'. So a welder is someone who joins pieces of metal by heating them until they become one.