roofer

UK/ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/US/ˈɹufɚ/

nounB2Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,747 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: roofers

A roofer is the worker who covers and mends roofs. Call a roofer, a local roofer, the roofer's quote.

It is among the most dangerous trades there is, and falls from height are the largest single cause of death in construction. A good roofer will tell you whether a repair or a whole new covering is the honest answer.

Definitions of roofer

1nounrooferThe worker who covers and mends roofs.B2
“After the storm, we called a roofer to replace the missing tiles.”

roofer is a worker.

Where it comes from

Middle English
rof
English
roof
English, today
roofer

Built from

*krāwə- · Proto-Indo-European — to cover, heap

From roof + -er. roof comes from Middle English rof. From Middle English rhof, rof, roof, rooff, rufe, ruffe, from Old English hrōf (“roof; heaven, sky”), from Proto-West Germanic hrōf, from Proto-Germanic hrōfą (“roof”), from Proto-Indo-European ḱrapo- (“roof”), from krāwə- (“to cover, heap”). 2

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Jobs & Professions

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roofer in the wild

In this episode, Homer becomes friends with a roofer when his roof needs to be fixed but no one else seems to encounter him.
Don't Fear the Roofer
Schiefer is a German-language surname and a metonymic occupational name for a roofer.
Schiefer
The 23-year-old rookie was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, the son of John Fick, a roofer, and Elizabeth.
John Fick
On 9 October 1986, two nine-year-old girls, Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway, were murdered by 20-year-old local roofer Russell Bishop in the Babes in the Wood murders.
Wild Park
After graduating in 2017, he worked full-time as a roofer, then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music with intentions of a career in opera.
Andrew Johnston (singer)

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Related words

roof

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