boilermaker
noun
boil·er·mak·er
ˈbȯi-lər-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a worker who makes, assembles, or repairs boilers
2
: whiskey with a beer chaser
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The film wallows in a particular brand of Americana — denim and leather, cornfields and Harley-Davidsons, crumpled packs of cigarettes and boilermakers on the bar at a dive — without being comfortable laying claim to it.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024
After working as a boilermaker in Los Angeles and a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska, the Louisiana native returned to Baton Rouge ready to build his poultry empire.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
As her family eventually moved to Seattle during her middle school years, her father later found work as a boilermaker in a shipyard, per a previous feature with the University of Montana's magazine.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
And 10 boilermakers range from Jameson with a PBR ($12) to Mezcal Modelo ($14) to Fernet with an Allagash White ($16).
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024
After working as a boilermaker in Los Angeles and a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska, the Louisiana native returned to Baton Rouge ready to build his poultry empire.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
As her family eventually moved to Seattle during her middle school years, her father later found work as a boilermaker in a shipyard, per a previous feature with the University of Montana's magazine.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
And 10 boilermakers range from Jameson with a PBR ($12) to Mezcal Modelo ($14) to Fernet with an Allagash White ($16).
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Boilermaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boilermaker. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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