roofer

[ roo-fer, roof-er ]

noun

Origin of roofer

First recorded in 1840–50; roof + -er¹

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At this point, his business had already failed and he was scraping by making a living as a roofer.
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Think roofers, drywallers or pipefitters — specifically those working on commercial projects.
Construction sector sheds workers amid insatiable building demand | Courtenay Brown | June 4, 2021 | Axios
Brendan, a 30-year-old commercial roofer from Massachusetts, keeps saying he wants to kiss Adams, but they’re on horses and Harrison keeps hovering over them.
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Alejandro has been able to find work as a roofer in Chula Vista, but waits outside Home Depot in hopes of earning extra money on the weekends and to support his friends who haven’t found jobs yet.
Border Report: New Challenges for Day Laborers | Adriana Heldiz and Maya Srikrishnan | September 21, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Yesterday I asked whether Big Labor was turning on Obamacare, after the roofer's union called for its repeal.
Obamacare May Put Some Unions Out of Business | Megan McArdle | April 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

That changed today, as the 22,000 member roofer's union has just called for Obamacare's repeal.
Is Labor Turning Against Obamacare? | Megan McArdle | April 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nier, a roofer and a fishing boat captain, has lived in Sea Gate for 30 years and says he has never seen a storm like Sandy.
Nightmare on Coney Island After Sandy Knocks Historic Area to its Knees | Paula Szuchman | November 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Later, the permanent remedy is to have a practical roofer rehang and adjust the eaves-troughs.
If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
The one boy serving as a tin-roofer's helper had worked for the firm for a year and was perfectly satisfied with all conditions.
Our Schools in War Time—and After | Arthur Davis Dean
Years ago she was engaged to a Mr. Wiggins, a roofer, who met with an accident due to an icy roof.
More Tish | Mary Roberts Rinehart
To return to Salsido, I might add that in summer the pitch-roofer had no work at all.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris Newmark
I bought them from the tar-roofer in Cedarville and he delivered them.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. Winfield

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