construction worker

collocation in English

meaningsofconstructionandworker

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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofconstructionandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their fathers' occupations, to give three examples, had been aconstructionworker, a carpenter and a caretaker.
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He worked as a low-skilled collective farmer and, later, as a roadconstructionworker.
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There is no general shortage of other types ofconstructionworker.
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The national average cost of training a skilledconstructionworkerin a skill centre is £130 per trainee week.
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The general feeling in the industry among trade unionists is that eachconstructionworkershould be his own safety officer.
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We have to understand the mentality of aconstructionworkerif we are to understand that commitment.
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Subsection (7) defines aconstructionworker.
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Bill was aconstructionworker—a roofer—until he was injured in a fall from the roof on which he was working.
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I speak as aconstructionworker.
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In 1993, aconstructionworkerstumbled upon some of the buried munitions.
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He came to the island as aconstructionworker, for short period of time.
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In the summer of 2006, aconstructionworkerfell 23 ft to his death.
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This was kept secret until aconstructionworkeralerted the authorities.
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Royal left wrestling not long after this to become aconstructionworker.
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He is an experienced carpenter andconstructionworker, constantly improving on his house to hold his growing family.
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A roofer or roof mechanic is aconstructionworkerwho specializes in roof construction.
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He was unemployed for some time, worked as a messenger, a whaler, andconstructionworker.
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It was later determined that the noise was aconstructionworkerdischarging a pneumatic hammer in an elevator shaft near the garage.
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After elementary school, he worked as unskilledconstructionworkerand bricklayer.
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Her father would later find work as a lumberjack andconstructionworker.
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