hard hat
noun
for sense 1 usually
ˈhärd-ˈhat 
for senses 1b and 2
ˈhärd-ˌhat
1
a
: a protective hat made of rigid material (such as metal or fiberglass) and worn especially by construction workers
b
: a construction worker
2
: a conservative who is intolerant of opposing views
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Lee pointed to two black tents filled with men in hard hats.
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Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
Huffing and puffing and occasionally pausing briefly to catch their breath, the two utility workers, outfitted with safety glasses and hard hats, ultimately had to stop after more than five minutes, unable to break through the thick pipe with a large circular cutting device.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
The scene was a sea of orange safety jackets and hard hats, all standing in the building that the workers there call Highway One, on the other side of the rolling mill.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The post included a photo featuring her wearing a red hard hat with her auburn curls flowing down her shoulders.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
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Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
Huffing and puffing and occasionally pausing briefly to catch their breath, the two utility workers, outfitted with safety glasses and hard hats, ultimately had to stop after more than five minutes, unable to break through the thick pipe with a large circular cutting device.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
The scene was a sea of orange safety jackets and hard hats, all standing in the building that the workers there call Highway One, on the other side of the rolling mill.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The post included a photo featuring her wearing a red hard hat with her auburn curls flowing down her shoulders.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard hat
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“Hard hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20hat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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