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Noun
/ˈboilərˌmākər/,
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boilermakers, plural;
  1. A person who makes boilers

  2. A metalworker in heavy industry

  3. A shot of whiskey followed by a glass of beer as a chaser

  1. A boilermaker is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications from plates and sections. The name originated from craftsmen who would fabricate boilers, but they may work on projects as diverse as bridges to blast furnaces to the construction of mining equipment.
  2. A boilermaker is a beer cocktail consisting of a glass of beer and a shot of whisky, tequila, or vodka. The beer is either served as a chaser or is mixed with the liquor. When the beer is served as a chaser, the drink is often called simply “a shot and a beer.”
  3. A person qualified to make or repair boilers; A whiskey with a beer chaser
  4. (Boilermakers) Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. ...
  5. a shot of straight scotch followed by a beer chaser.
  6. This nickname for Purdue student-athletes originated in 1891. Purdue coaches were accused of hiring several husky Monon Railroad workers to play football, prompting a Crawfordsville newspaperman to call the team "Boiler Makers. ...
  7. worked with metal in any industrial setting
  8. a skilled metalworker who produced steel fabrications. Often repaired metal boilers, but in later years may have worked on other metalworking projects such as bridge construction.