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boilermaker

[ boi-ler-mey-ker ]

noun

  1. a person employed to make and repair boilers or other heavy metal items.
  2. whiskey with beer as a chaser.


boilermaker

/ ˈ²úɔɪ±ôəˌ³¾±ðɪ°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder
  2. slang.
    a beer drink consisting of half of draught mild and half of bottled brown ale
  3. slang.
    a drink of whisky followed by a beer chaser
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boilermaker1

First recorded in 1860–65; boiler + maker
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But then the pandemic put the movie on hold and, simultaneously, elevated her duties at home, taking care of her uncle, her grandmother and a father whose work as a boilermaker rigger left him with a compromised immune system.

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His father was a boilermaker on the Lake Erie Railroad and Lujack was often kidded that he should have gone to Purdue, not Notre Dame.

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The action came after the union’s executive council found he had violated a section of the Boilermaker’s constitution dealing with the misuse of funds.

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Department of Labor, had investigated the $28 million Boilermaker Vacation Plan and one of its local lodges.

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Hughes, who worked as a boilermaker for most of his life, died at age 72 after suffering a heart attack, said Carl Hughes.

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