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Jul 6, 2009
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hard' hat"




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

hard-hat



Pronunciation: (härd'hat"), [key]
—n. Informal.
1. a construction worker, esp. a member of a construction workers' union.
2. a working-class conservative.

—adj.
pertaining to or characteristic of hard-hats: enlisting hard-hat support for his policies. Also,hard'hat".

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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