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noun
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone who builds or maintains very tall structures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
History
From steeple + jack.
Across languages
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