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bricklayer

Today it means: A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks. Full definition →

Middle English brekelayeer

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Middle English · inherited frombrekelayeer
English todaybricklayer

From Middle English brekelayeer, brekelayer, equivalent to brick + layer.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.