brickie

IPA/ˈbrɪkˌleɪ.ər/
IPA/ˈbrɪkˌleɪ.ɚ/

brickie — noun

  • brickiesingular
  • brickiesplural

1. a worker whose job is to lay bricks when putting up or repairing walls, houses,

1.nounC1
Definition

a worker whose job is to lay bricks when putting up or repairing walls, houses, or similar structures

Example

At dawn, Eitan watched the brickie line up bricks beside the new school hall.

a brickie on a building site

The brickie asked Sofia to mix more cement near the garden wall.

common work setting: wall building

Common collocations
  • call the brickie
  • the brickie on site
  • brickie building a wall
  • brickie repairing a chimney
Synonyms
  • bricklayer

    the standard and more neutral term for this job

  • mason

    broader term that can include stone as well as brick work

  • builder

    much broader and not limited to brick work

Grammar Patterns

a brickie on a building site

call the brickie to repair + wall/chimney

Usage Note

Informal job word, especially in Australian and British English. It usually refers to someone laying bricks on walls, houses, chimneys, or similar parts of a building.