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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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“Everyone has a career. Bricklayer, politician, artist, whatever. But what you think of as a career, for me it’s … I just love writing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

Bricklayer, banker, teacher -- choosing a career is one of the most exciting and important decisions in our lives.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

“I’m on the edge of crazy when I’m laying brick,” said Matt Cash, of Charlotte, North Carolina, a defending champion of the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500, the world’s largest competition of bricklayers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2018

The only games on that phone are Bricklayer.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2015

Bricklayer no longer, Ben is the companion of the illustrious.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

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