hard hat

noun

 usually  for sense 1 and -ˈhat,

for senses 1b and 2

-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

Examples of hard hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For another heartfelt burst of nostalgia, Monsters Inc. has a special Funko Pop, too, in which Boo is wearing a hard hat from the very company that’s trying to spook her. —Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023

Soon, county officials, local journalists and workers in hard hats were all in line. —Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023

There aren’t any safety vests or hard hats throwing off his vibes. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023

The series, which shows Stone and Fielder wearing hard hats and wielding sledgehammers to renovate a home in the first pics (below), will start streaming on Paramount+ for Showtime subscribers on Nov. 10, before launching Showtime Nov. 12. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023

Green jackets used by the cleaning crews hang from porches and clotheslines, and residents leave hard hats with sanitation-company logos outside their doors. —Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023

In the first video, Joanna, wearing a hard hat over a baseball cap, gives the camera a cheeky smile before embracing the walls finished in black high gloss Venetian plaster. —Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023

After the fires were put out, volunteers donned hard hats, shovels and brooms at the cathedral to begin removing rubble, combing through to salvage any church artifacts — under the watchful gaze of the saints whose paintings remained intact. —Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023

After the fires were put out, volunteers donned hard hats, shovels and brooms at the cathedral to begin removing rubble, combing through to salvage any artifacts — under the watchful gaze of the saints whose paintings remained intact. —Hanna Arhirova and Elise Morton, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

hard hat

noun

1

: a protective helmet worn especially by construction workers

2

: a construction worker