Home › Words › B › bricklayerbricklayerbricklayer means A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.EtymologyFrom Middle English brekelayeer, brekelayer, equivalent to brick + layer.nounA craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brickworker 83% match — Someone who makes bricks or works with bricks vs bricklayer →brickie 83% match — A bricklayer. vs bricklayer →bricky 81% match — Covered with brick. vs bricklayer →brickmaker 77% match — A maker of bricks. vs bricklayer →bricker 76% match — A brickmaker. vs bricklayer →brickman 74% match — A brickmaker. vs bricklayer →bricklaying 73% match — The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks. vs bricklayer →bricklay 73% match — To lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks. vs bricklayer →