sheetrockero

sheetrockero
 n.— «It may be necessary to use spanglish if that is what workers use (e.g., sheetrockero, for a person who works with sheetrock).» —by Committee on Earth Resources National Research Council of the National Academies Safety is Seguridad: A Workshop Summary (Washington, D.C.) , 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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