"boilermaker" meaning in English

See boilermaker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔɪləɹmeɪkɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boilermaker.wav Forms: boilermakers [plural]
Etymology: From boiler + maker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boiler|maker}} boiler + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} boilermaker (plural boilermakers)
  1. A person qualified to make or repair boilers. Categories (topical): Beer, Cocktails, Distilled beverages, Occupations Translations (a person making or repairing boilers): chaudronnier [masculine] (French), cazangiu [masculine] (Romanian), коте́льщик (kotélʹščik) [masculine] (Russian), calderero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-boilermaker-en-noun-k2C6EHHz Disambiguation of Beer: 77 23 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 88 12 Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 88 12 Disambiguation of Occupations: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'a person making or repairing boilers': 99 1
  2. (US) A whiskey with a beer chaser. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Translations (whiskey and beer): Dame du lac [feminine] (French), ボイラーメーカー (boirāmēkā) (Japanese), 爆弾酒 (bakudanshu) (Japanese), 폭탄주 (poktanju) (Korean), ёрш (jorš) [masculine] (Russian), виски с пивом (viski s pivom) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-boilermaker-en-noun-jsgHdxHY Disambiguation of People: 7 93 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'whiskey and beer': 0 100

Inflected forms

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