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bricklayer

bricklayer noun: a craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

Noun

bricklayer (plural bricklayers)

  1. A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
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    Synonyms:
    mason, brickie

bricklayer meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada

bricklayer in Tamil

கொத்தனார், அரிகல்லடுக்கி, கொல்லத்துக்காரன், கொத்தன்

bricklayer in Telugu

a bricklayer
తాపి tāpi

bricklayer in Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪಾಱ, ಉಪ್ಪಾಱತಿ
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bricklayer in Gujarati
કડિયો kaḍiyo
bricklayer in Arabic
بَنَّاء بِالْقِرْمِيد bannāʔ bi-l-qirmīd, بَنَّاء bannāʔ
bricklayer in Persian
والادگر vâlâdgar, بنا bannâ
bricklayer in Vietnamese
thợ hồ, thợ nề

Synonyms of bricklayer

Forms of bricklayer

pluralbricklayers

Plural of bricklayer: bricklayers

Origin of bricklayer

From Middle English brekelayeer, brekelayer, equivalent to brick + layer.

Questions about bricklayer

What does bricklayer mean?
Bricklayer means a craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
What is bricklayer in Tamil?
Bricklayer in Tamil is கொத்தனார், அரிகல்லடுக்கி, கொல்லத்துக்காரன். See Bricklayer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bricklayer?
Bricklayer is a noun.
What is the plural of bricklayer?
The plural of bricklayer is bricklayers.

Words near bricklayer in the dictionary

  1. brickish
  2. brickkiln
  3. brickkilns
  4. bricklaid
  5. bricklay
  6. bricklayer
  7. bricklayer's itch
  8. bricklayers
  9. bricklaying
  10. bricklayings
  11. bricklays

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bricklayer (page history and authors); bricklayer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bricklayer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తాపి (Telugu) (page history and authors); bricklayer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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