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bricklayer

/ˈbrɪkleɪər/ /ˈbrɪkˌleɪər/

Meanings
noun
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

Examples :

"A good bricklayer should be able to calculate the number of bricks needed to build a wall."
job building architecture person work

Related Words

Illustration should

should verb

/ʃʊd/ /ʃəd/

(modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

"I hope that we shall win the game."

Illustration able

able adjective

/ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Easy to use.

"The new software is very able; it's easy to learn and use. "

Illustration walls

walls noun

/wɔːlz/ /wɔlz/

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

"The old city had strong walls to protect it from enemies. "

Illustration builds

builds noun

/bɪldz/

The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body.

"Rugby players are of sturdy build."

Illustration calculate

calculate verb

/ˈkælkjəleɪt/

To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

"Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places."

Illustration build

build noun

/bɪld/

The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body.

"Rugby players are of sturdy build."

Illustration suchlike

suchlike adjective

/ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk/

Of the same or similar kind.

"My brother brought suchlike books to the library, all about dinosaurs. "

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration good

good adjective

/ɡʊ(d)/ [ɡɪ̈d]

(of people)

"My neighbor is a very good person. "

Illustration bricks

bricks noun

/bɹɪks/

A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

"This wall is made of bricks."

Illustration craftsman

craftsman noun

/ˈkræftsmən/ /ˈkrɑːftsmən/

A male artisan.

"The wood craftsman carefully carved a beautiful bird from a block of pine. "

Illustration number

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."