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hard hat
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hard hat
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a hat made of a hard material for protection, worn esp by construction workers, equestrians, etc.
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Informal chiefly US and Canadian a construction worker
adj hard-hat
Informal chiefly US characteristic of the presumed conservative attitudes and prejudices typified by construction workers
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Noun1.hard hathard hat - a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
2.hard hathard hat - a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
helmet - a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
Translations
hard hat n (for worker) → casco; (for horse rider) → cap m inv
hard hat n (for worker) → casco; (for horse rider) → cap m inv


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