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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Soon, a throng of people wearing neon vests and hard hats gathers near it.
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump himself visited the construction site with Powell, the two of them engaging in a bizarre argument on live TV, wearing hard hats and looking at construction plans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Two men wearing blue hard hats, who worked for the ferry operator, were on hand.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Donning matching white hard hats, Trump and Powell took a tour of the central bank's $2.5 billion building renovation project.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 July 2025
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump himself visited the construction site with Powell, the two of them engaging in a bizarre argument on live TV, wearing hard hats and looking at construction plans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Two men wearing blue hard hats, who worked for the ferry operator, were on hand.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Donning matching white hard hats, Trump and Powell took a tour of the central bank's $2.5 billion building renovation project.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 July 2025
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“Hard hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20hat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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