Meanings
nounsteeplejack (plural steeplejacks)
plural steeplejacks
- A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
Whether it's a rigger or steeple jack or window washer or any person who has strong nerves and a skilled body.
1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King
Origin
Translations
Finnish tolppa-apina
- tolppa-apinaperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
German Höhenarbeiter
- Höhenarbeiterperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
Hungarian ipari alpinista
- ipari alpinistaperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
Icelandic viðgerðarmaður turna, viðgerðarmaður reykháfa
- viðgerðarmaður turnaperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
- viðgerðarmaður reykháfaperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
Malay tukang menara
- tukang menaraperson whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
Russian верхола́з
- верхола́з (verxoláz)person whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs
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