boilermaker
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Etymology edit
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Noun edit
boilermaker (plural boilermakers)
- A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
- (US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 597:
- the beauteous Asian was […] knocking back boilermakers and their helpers at an astonishing pace.
Translations edit
a person making or repairing boilers
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whiskey and beer
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