bricklayer

[US]/ˈbrɪkleɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbrɪkleɪər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who builds structures using bricks.

Example Sentences

The bricklayer is laying bricks to build a new house.

The skilled bricklayer quickly finished the wall.

The bricklayer used a trowel to spread mortar on the bricks.

The apprentice bricklayer is learning how to mix mortar.

The bricklayer carefully measured each brick before placing it in position.

The bricklayer is wearing protective gear to stay safe on the construction site.

The bricklayer needs strong arms and good hand-eye coordination for the job.

The bricklayer is repairing a damaged section of the wall.

The bricklayer is skilled at creating intricate patterns with different colored bricks.

The bricklayer is responsible for ensuring the walls are straight and level.

Real-world Examples

(Question: )Your mother was a cleaner and your father a bricklayer.

Source: Time

In one email, we found what military officials call counterintelligence operation against the bricklayers at a government project.

Source: NPR News October 2022 Compilation

The protesters want to know what happened to a bricklayer who was last seen in police custody in July.

Source: AP Listening August 2013 Collection

Your dad was a bricklayer, not a diplomat.

Source: Cat and Mouse Game Season 2

Tonight Joan leaves the Pope to marry a bricklayer.

Source: Growing Pains Season 1

It was near a brickfield, because the bridegroom was a bricklayer.

Source: Pan Pan

Is it actually better than a highly-skilled, human bricklayer?

Source: Future World Construction

And so do housewives and horse doctors and bricklayers.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

He was just one of the bricklayers on the job.

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

" Only bricklayers can take an hour for lunch, " retorted Emma McChesney.

Source: Medium-rare steak

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