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brassworker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑːsˌwɜːkə/
  • General-American: /ˈbɹæsˌwɚkɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who manufactures or shapes brass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brazier

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From brass + worker.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: медника́р (mednikár) — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Czech: kovotepec — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Czech: klempíř — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Dutch: koperslager — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Finnish: pronssinvalaja — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Galician: caldeireiro — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Galician: latoeiro — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Italian: ottonario — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Italian: calderaio — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Macedonian: казанџија (kazandžija) — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Middle English: brasiere — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Polish: mosiężnik — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Romanian: alămar — person who manufactures or shapes brass
  • Russian: ме́дник (médnik) — person who manufactures or shapes brass