steeplejack

English

Noun

steeplejack (plural steeplejacks)

A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.
- 1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King:
  Whether it's a rigger or steeple jack or window washer or any person who has strong nerves and a skilled body.

Translations

person whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs

Finnish: tolppa-apina
German: Höhenarbeiter m
Hungarian: ipari alpinista
Icelandic: viðgerðarmaður turna m, viðgerðarmaður reykháfa m
Malay: tukang menara
Russian: верхола́з (ru) m (verxoláz)

See also

rope access, industrial climbing (cf. Wikipedia article)
aerial work platform

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