roofer

[roo-fer, roof-er]

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs roofs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roofer¹

First recorded in 1840–50; roof + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“I got to sell my engagement ring to pay the roofer.”

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Luke Harborne worked as a roofer up until December but admitted he did not know what he would do if he had no access to Worcester's food bank.

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"A flagger, I believe, is somebody trying to rekindle a bit of British pride," says Billy Cooper, a roofer from south-west London.

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However, jobs like clerical worker, roofer and taxi driver are considered above these working glass groups, as are public sector jobs like nurses and teachers.

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The judge said Jones, who worked for Sheen as a roofer, also had a "long and unenviable list of previous convictions".

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