sheetrockero
n.— «Al informar lo anterior, el director de la dependencia municipal, Ing. Salvador Flores Cantú, señaló que son aproximadamente cien plazas laborales las que se ofertan en las especialidades de: “sheetrockeros”, soldadores, operadores de maquinaria pesada, construcción, tablajeros, ingenieros civiles, mecánicos en diesel, trabajadores para ranchos, entre otras.» —“Promueven empleo temporal en el estado de Texas” in Texas Presidencia Muncipal Allende, Coahuila (Mexico) Nov. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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