hod carrier

American  

noun

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

---

hod carrier British  

noun

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

---

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

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

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

He was a hod carrier when dey built de old red brick Arlington.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration