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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Wearing a hard hat, the charter's principal, Justin Blietz, described his vision.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Later, the host dons a hard hat to tour a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long project that will ease freight and passenger train bottlenecks with new bridges and underpasses.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Many of the workers clad in hard hats and yellow vests were contractors working for Tucker Construction.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Crazy prediction Jim Schlossnagle will wear ear plugs, a safety vest and a hard hat at Blue Bell Park.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
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Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Later, the host dons a hard hat to tour a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long project that will ease freight and passenger train bottlenecks with new bridges and underpasses.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Many of the workers clad in hard hats and yellow vests were contractors working for Tucker Construction.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Crazy prediction Jim Schlossnagle will wear ear plugs, a safety vest and a hard hat at Blue Bell Park.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Hard hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20hat. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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