hod carrier

American  

noun

1. a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.

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hod carrier British  

noun

1. Also called: hodman.  a labourer who carries the materials in a hod for a plasterer, bricklayer, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hod carrier

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

When she was 9, Charlene, her parents and her seven siblings moved to Chicago, where her father worked as a Pullman porter and a hod carrier.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Holmes made the headlines that day because he had funded his Olympic effort by working as a hod carrier.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010

As a hod carrier, Volpe financed a trade-school education, then, in the depths of the Depression, borrowed $500 to go into the construction business.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was stocky, scrappy William O'Dwyer, ex-Brooklyn District Attorney, ex-Brigadier General, who once studied for the priesthood, became a bartender, hod carrier, cop and magistrate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fink, who was the veteran bill poster of the town, was as round shouldered as a hod carrier.

From Round the Block by Bouton, John Bell