hod carrier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hod carrier
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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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
In Philadelphia, James C. Mason, who helped build Central High School as a hod carrier in 1894, finally enrolled as a student, at 74.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the exploits grew in number, everyone from hod carrier to princess followed the heroes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two men of the same avoirdupois may be walking side by side on the street, but one of them may be a genius and the other a hod carrier.
From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by Clippinger, D. A. (David Alva)
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