"drywaller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drywallers [plural]
Etymology: From drywall + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drywall|er|id2=occupation}} drywall + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} drywaller (plural drywallers)
  1. A construction worker who specializes in laying drywall. Translations (construction worker who specializes in laying drywall): Trockenbauer [masculine] (German), tynkarz [masculine] (Polish), chiroquero [US, masculine] (Spanish)

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