roofer

English

Etymology

From roof +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːfɚ/, /ˈɹʊfɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːfə(ɹ), -ʊfə(ɹ)

Noun

roofer (plural roofers)

1. A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.
2. A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers.

   Synonym: rooftopper

   • 2014 May 6, Kevin O'Flynn, “High Times: Meet the Russian Kids Who Take the World's Riskiest Photos”, in RollingStone.com:

     Ivan, Kirill and Vasilisa are “roofers,” a loose-knit group of insanely non-acrophobic daredevils who scam and sneak their way to the tops of Russia’s highest buildings.

   • 2014 September 10, Karsten Strauss, “Ukrainian Troublemaker Receives $10,000 Award For 'Redecorating' Moscow”, in Forbes:

     This year, as part of his annual “Troublemaker Award,” the startup mentor and entrepreneur decided to spotlight a Ukrainian stunt-climber -- or, "roofer" -- who struck a blow for his home nation by sticking it to neighboring Russia.

   • 2015 December 11, “Daredevils capture breathtaking views atop Christ the Redeemer”, in New York Post:

     “There aren’t many places in Latin America for the roofer to get on so our main aim was to climb Christ the Redeemer,” he said.

   • 2016 February 26, “This Is What It's Like to Climb the 3rd-Tallest Building in Shanghai”, in Inverse:

     Many people say that I don’t look like roofer, which is really good when I try to get into a building which is really good secured. I started roofing two years ago with some friends.

Translations

craftsman who lays or repairs roofs

• Armenian: տանիքագործ (hy) (tanikʻagorc)
• Breton: toer (br) m
• Czech: pokrývač (cs) m
• Dutch: dakdekker (nl) m
• Finnish: katontekijä, kattomies
• French: couvreur (fr) m
• German: Dachdecker (de) m, Dachdeckerin (de) f
• Macedonian: по́кривач m (pókrivač)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: taktekker (no) m

  Nynorsk: taktekkar m

• Polish: dekarz (pl) m
• Portuguese: telhador m
• Russian: кро́вельщик (ru) m (króvelʹščik)
• Spanish: techador (es) m, techadora (es) f, rufero (es) m
• Swedish: takläggare c
• Turkish: çatı ustası
• Volapük: (♂♀) nufitegan (vo), (♂) nufihitegan, (♀) nufijitegan
• Welsh: töwr m

a daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers

• Russian: ру́фер (ru) m (rúfer)

Anagrams

• Forero, reroof