ROOFER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A craftsman who lays or repairs roofs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("roofer" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roofer"):

thatcher (someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage)

Derivation:

roof (provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof)

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