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

/ ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boilermaker¹

First recorded in 1860–65; boiler + maker

Example Sentences

He was a construction worker, a boilermaker, with 20 years of experience building new power plants and doing repairs.

From The Daily Beast

The bartender had a consolation boilermaker waiting; he gulped half of it before he realized it had been needled with ether.

From Project Gutenberg

Near the captain sat his chum, John Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.

From Project Gutenberg

This engine of war, an invention of Master Barbot the boilermaker, received the name of the censer.

From Project Gutenberg

That same year we lost our old friend Master Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.

From Project Gutenberg

In Cunliffe Street, we passed the cottage of a boilermaker, whom I had heard of before.

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