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lərˌmeɪ noun
1.
a person employed to make and repair boilers or other heavy metal items.
2.
whiskey with beer as a chaser.
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boilermaker (ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who works with metal in heavy industry; plater or welder |
| 2. | slang (Brit) a beer drink consisting of half of draught mild and half of bottled brown ale |
| 3. | slang (US) a drink of whisky followed by a beer chaser |
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Boilermaker
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
He likes a boilermaker at dinnertime and, on occasion, the bullfrogs from his pond.
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