noun
Meaning 1
A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
boilermaker
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɔɪləɹmeɪkɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A whiskey with a beer chaser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From boiler + maker.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: chaudronnier — a person making or repairing boilers
- Romanian: cazangiu — a person making or repairing boilers
- Russian: коте́льщик (kotélʹščik) — a person making or repairing boilers
- Spanish: calderero — a person making or repairing boilers
- French: Dame du lac — whiskey and beer
- Japanese: ボイラーメーカー (boirāmēkā) — whiskey and beer
- Japanese: 爆弾酒 (bakudanshu) — whiskey and beer
- Korean: 폭탄주 (poktanju) — whiskey and beer
- Russian: ёрш (jorš) — whiskey and beer
- Russian: виски с пивом (viski s pivom) — whiskey and beer