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plasterer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Construction
plas·ter·er /ˈplɑːstə $ ˈplæstərər/ noun [countable] British English  BOTBCsomeone whose job is to cover walls and ceilings with plaster 泥水匠,抹灰工
Examples from the Corpus
plastererIn 1738 he took John Dawson, a plasterer, as his apprentice.Mr Travers, a plasterer, who had lost his house when he had been made bankrupt, opened the window slowly.Howe, an apprentice plasterer, was fined a total of £100 for the theft and the assault.The state rooms were redecorated by plasterers from Holyrood.She was the daughter of James Wood, plasterer, and his wife Elizabeth Stothard.
plas·ter·er nounChineseSyllable
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plasterer
plasterer /ˈplɑːstərə $ ˈplæstərər/ noun [countable] British English
someone whose job is to cover walls and ceilings with plaster


plas·tererBrE /ˈplɑːstərə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplæstərər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to put plaster on walls and ceilings 抹灰工;泥水匠;粉刷工