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Word List: Construction industry workers and jobs

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architect
- noun - The person who creates or draws the design for the building, house or structure. ARCHITEKT Rachel was the lead architect for the museum downtown.
surveyor
- noun - A person who investigates land to see if it’s possible to build there. INSPEKTOR The surveyor just sent us his report and we’re all set to start building.
contractor
- A contractor is a person or company who provides services for a specific job. WYKONAWCA For the indoor pool, we’ll need to hire a contractor who has experience with this type of project.
general contractor
- noun - The person or company responsible for everyday work of all members on a construction site. GŁÓWNY WYKONAWCA A good general contractor anticipates problems on job sites before they happen.
subcontractor
- noun - A person or company that does work for a contractor or larger project. PODWYKONAWCA Let’s get a subcontractor for the plumbing.
workman
- noun - A person who does manual labor and often reports to a contractor or other manager at a construction site. ROBOTNIK How many workmen do you have on site?
bricklayer
- noun - A person who builds walls, structures and pathways with bricks. MURARZ The bricklayers finished today and the walls look great!
electrician
- A person who installs the electric wires of a building or structure. It’s safer to hire a professional electrician. They’ll know what safety equipment to install around the wires. ELEKTRYK
plumber
- noun - A person who installs the pipes and plumbing fixtures in a building or structure. HYDRAULIK If you don’t know how to fix your plumbing, call your local plumber.
roofer
- This person is responsible for building the roof of a building or structure. DEKARZ The roofers won’t come today because it’s raining.
steeplejack
- noun - A person who climbs tall structures and buildings to clean them and make repairs. ROBOTNIK PRAC WYSOKOŚCIOWYCH We need a steeplejack to get up there and fix the chimney.
carpenter
- noun - A person who builds and repairs buildings, structures and other items out of wood. STOLARZ Let’s ask the carpenter to build bookshelves into this wall.