boilermaker

noun

boil·​er·​mak·​er ˈbȯi-lər-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce boilermaker (audio)
1
: a worker who makes, assembles, or repairs boilers
2
: whiskey with a beer chaser

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The film wallows in a particular brand of Americana — denim and leather, cornfields and Harley-Davidsons, crumpled packs of cigarettes and boilermakers on the bar at a dive — without being comfortable laying claim to it. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 June 2024 After working as a boilermaker in Los Angeles and a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska, the Louisiana native returned to Baton Rouge ready to build his poultry empire. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024 As her family eventually moved to Seattle during her middle school years, her father later found work as a boilermaker in a shipyard, per a previous feature with the University of Montana's magazine. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024 And 10 boilermakers range from Jameson with a PBR ($12) to Mezcal Modelo ($14) to Fernet with an Allagash White ($16). Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boilermaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of boilermaker was in 1814

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“Boilermaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boilermaker. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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