Standard Lemma guide

roofer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • General-American: /ˈɹufɚ/
  • General-American: /ˈɹʊfɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːfə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʊfə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R UW1 F ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rooftopper

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

Narrower terms: thatcher

History

Etymology

From roof + -er.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տանիքագործ (tanikʻagorc) — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Breton: toer — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Czech: pokrývač — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Dutch: dakdekker — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Finnish: katontekijä — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Finnish: kattomies — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • French: couvreur — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Georgian: მხურავი (mxuravi) — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • German: Dachdecker — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • German: Dachdeckerin — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Macedonian: по́кривач (pókrivač) — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: taktekker — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: taktekkar — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Polish: dekarz — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Portuguese: telhador — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Russian: кро́вельщик (króvelʹščik) — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Spanish: techador — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Spanish: techadora — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Spanish: rufero — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Swedish: takläggare — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Turkish: çatı ustası — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Volapük: nufitegan — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Volapük: nufihitegan — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Volapük: nufijitegan — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Welsh: töwr — craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
  • Russian: ру́фер (rúfer) — a daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers