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boilermaker definition

boiler·maker (-māk′ər)

noun

  1. a worker who makes or repairs boilers
  2. ☆ Informal a drink of whiskey in beer or with beer as a chaser

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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