bricklayer

noun

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

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Rallies in Cincinnati and other cities drew not only fired CDC employees but also members of unions representing teachers, postal workers and bricklayers, Niemeier-Walsh said. Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025 In the years after the protest, Mattias graduated from a technical high school and became a unionized bricklayer. Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 The best bricklayers used a very special silky sand available at the now closed Rack Sand and Gravel pit. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025 The series follows the titular character, who lives in disguise as a bricklayer in Paris but is, in reality, the man responsible for the largest network of traveler’s check counterfeiters, which endangers the stability of the First National City Bank of America. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bricklayer

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Apr. 2025.

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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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