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bricklayer

British  
/ ˈbrɪkˌleɪə /

noun

  1. a person trained or skilled in laying bricks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A bricklayer who coaches eight-to-12-year-olds, Cordero is using the football fever whipped up by the World Cup to try to bring a little joy to children whose lives were turned upside down by the disaster.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

"We feel helpless, we are returning as it is now a government order," said Ariful Sardar, a bricklayer who came three years ago for his father's treatment.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

They were guided by Jørgen Boassen, a Greenlandic bricklayer who serves as the Trump administration’s primary liaison in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

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

The bricklayer turned around to survey the plump but dapper dude from the East.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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