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bricklayer

British  
/ ˈbrɪkˌleɪə /

noun

  1. a person trained or skilled in laying bricks

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Naveed, who has worked as a bricklayer, became involved in conservative Islamic circles in Sydney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Either of those distances pales in comparison to the distance Langer has come from his youth in tiny Anhausen, Germany, a farming village where his father was a bricklayer and motorcycle courier.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

He earned his GED,, external and learned to be a carpenter and bricklayer, but in a pivotal moment for his life, he was introduced to boxing by a coach called Doc Broadus.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

Apprentice bricklayer Joe had only passed his test five months before the collision.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Haupt's father, Hans, was a bricklayer and had found work as a contractor and painter.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple