noun General Slang

Rocker

· noun · construction

Drywall installer — the guy hanging sheetrock.

0

Definitions

1

On a construction site, a rocker is the worker who hangs drywall — lifting and screwing the heavy 4×8 sheets of gypsum board (Sheetrock) to studs and joists. Pure muscle work. Different job from the taper, who finishes the seams after.

“We've got two rockers loading in tomorrow — once the walls are up the tapers can start Thursday.”
by community
0

Rocker In A Sentence

We've got two rockers loading in tomorrow — once the walls are up the tapers can start Thursday.

Origin & Usage

Comments 0