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hard hat

noun

a protective helmet of metal or plastic, especially as worn by construction or factory workers.
a uniformed soldier of a regular army, as opposed to a guerrilla.

hard-hat

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[hahrd-hat]

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noun

Informal.

a construction worker, especially a member of a construction workers' union.
a working-class conservative.

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of hard-hats.
enlisting hard-hat support for his policies.

hard hat

noun

a hat made of a hard material for protection, worn esp by construction workers, equestrians, etc
informal��a construction worker

adjective

informal��characteristic of the presumed conservative attitudes and prejudices typified by construction workers

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hard hat¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of hard hat²

First recorded in 1960–65

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Idioms and Phrases

A working-class ultraconservative. For example, They were counting on a large number of votes from the hard hats. This term alludes to the rigid protective headgear worn by construction workers, who were noted for their conservatism during the tumultuous 1960s. [c. 1960]

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Wearing hard hats they navigate their way through construction material, issuing instructions to a team of workers - all of whom are men.

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Glendale police said that they found several jewelry boxes, along with a construction hard hat and a vest, which police say may have been used to get near a home without drawing attention.

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He wore a hard hat as he led a group to the gaping, horseshoe-shaped mouth of the tunnel.

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White tents have been erected at the perimeter as rescuers in bright yellow hard hats work to free an estimated 81 people still trapped beneath the collapsed skyscraper.

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Of these two thrillers, honey turns out to be funnier than hard hats.

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