steeplejack
noun
stee·ple·jack
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Definition of steeplejack
: a person whose work is building smokestacks, towers, or steeples or climbing up the outside of them to paint and make repairs
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Jim Phelan, a steeplejack who installs and repairs flagpoles, remembers a childhood visit to the Bolander plant, when Larry Sr. — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, "Flagpole firm withstands winds of change," 7 Apr. 2018 When City Hall’s flagpole ropes busted two weeks ago, maintenance supervisor Daynon Arrington couldn’t find a steeplejack in Kansas City. — Sarah Gish, kansascity, "Steeplejack Jim Phelan climbs Kansas City's city hall flagpole | The Kansas City Star," 20 Dec. 2017 The 15-year-old junior steeplejack will also be charged with a curfew violation. — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, "Police blame drunken driver for destroying fire hydrant: Westlake police blotter," 24 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'steeplejack.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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steeplejack
noun
English Language Learners Definition of steeplejack
old-fashioned
: a person who repairs chimneys, towers, etc.
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