hod carrier

American  

noun

1. a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.

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hod carrier British  

noun

1. Also called: hodman.  a labourer who carries the materials in a hod for a plasterer, bricklayer, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hod carrier

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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

The German Foreign Minister, onetime Wine & Spirits Salesman Joachim von Ribbentrop, went to Rome to design the basis for this arbitration with Benito Mussolini, onetime hod carrier.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a hod carrier, Volpe financed a trade-school education, then, in the depths of the Depression, borrowed $500 to go into the construction business.

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)