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ROOFER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roofer mean?
• ROOFER (noun)
The noun ROOFER has 1 sense:
1. a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
Familiarity information: ROOFER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("roofer" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roofer"):
thatcher (someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage)
Derivation:
roof (provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof)
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