bricklayer:
(plural: ‘bricklayers‘; pronunciation: ‘brick…layer’)
‘to lay’ = ‘to put or keep something in a particular position’, e.g. ‘Who lays the table for lunch?’ ‘Birds lay eggs.’ ‘He laid his arm on my shoulder.’
For more on ‘to lay’, please go to “lie ~~ lay” in Words Often Confused.
a workman who puts (lays) bricks in layers in building walls of a house or any other building,
bricklayers at work
e.g.
Brad is a skilled bricklayer, and most masons in town ask him to work for them.
In some countries, a bricklayer does the job of a plasterer, too.
Most bricklayers are strong young men who can lift and place bricks properly and quickly.
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