bricklayer

noun

brick·​lay·​er ˈbrik-ˌlā-ər How to pronounce bricklayer (audio)
-ˌler
: a person who lays brick
bricklaying noun

Examples of bricklayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seen from afar by people who were not aware of what was being made, these men and women must surely have looked like bricklayers gone mad. Benjamín Labatut, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 The pilot was a red-bearded bricklayer from the Carpathian Mountains called Boyko. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 But the country only has enough construction workers to build 60,000 new units annually, with the shortage of bricklayers particularly acute. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024 The prospective applicants included a bricklayer, a harm-reduction trainer, and the owner of a local grocery store. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bricklayer 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bricklayer was in the 15th century

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“Bricklayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bricklayer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.

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bricklayer

noun
brick·​lay·​er ˈbrik-ˌlā-ər How to pronounce bricklayer (audio)
-ˌle(-ə)r
: a person who builds with bricks
bricklaying noun

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