Definition

1. Noun:
   • A craftsman skilled in building with bricks: A bricklayer is a skilled worker whose trade is to construct walls, arches, and other structures by laying bricks and binding them with mortar.

Usage

• The word "bricklayer" is a countable noun. It refers specifically to a person whose profession involves laying bricks.
• It is typically used in contexts related to construction, building trades, and manual labor.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The bricklayer carefully laid each brick to ensure the wall was perfectly straight.
  • We need to hire a skilled bricklayer to repair the old chimney.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a bricklayer": To have the profession of laying bricks.
  • After finishing his apprenticeship, he became a qualified bricklayer.
• "Bricklayer's labor": The specific type of work performed by a bricklayer.
  • The project required weeks of intense bricklayer's labor.

Variants and Related Words

• Bricklaying (n): The craft or occupation of building with bricks.
  • He studied bricklaying at a technical college.
• Brickwork (n): Any structure made of bricks; the part of a building constructed from bricks.
  • The historic building is noted for its intricate brickwork.

Synonyms

• Mason: A broader term for a worker who builds with stone, brick, or concrete blocks.
• Brickie (informal, chiefly British): A casual term for a bricklayer.

Related Phrases

• "Lay bricks": The core action performed by a bricklayer.
  • His job is to lay bricks for new housing developments.
• "Bricklayer's trowel": The primary tool used by a bricklayer for applying and shaping mortar.
  • He cleaned his bricklayer's trowel at the end of the workday.

Noun

1. a craftsman skilled in building with bricks