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steeplejack
[ stee-puhl-jak ]
steeplejack
/ ˈstiːpəlˌdʒæk /
noun
- a person trained and skilled in the construction and repair of steeples, chimneys, etc
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Origin of steeplejack1
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Origin of steeplejack1
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Example Sentences
Blixie Bimber liked him because he was a steeplejack, a little, but more because he was a whistler.
But it was our Steeplejack, James Huneker, who was our pioneer watcher of the skies.
He saw that the steeplejack had now reached the point where his work was waiting for him, work that required nerve and courage.
Before the weight of the moral law, he bowed his head and gave up the ghost of the dead steeplejack.
After all, it isn't any worse than being a steel worker or steeplejack.
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