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hard·hat

or hard-hat  (härd′hăt′)
n.
1.
a. A lightweight protective helmet, usually of metal or reinforced plastic, worn by workers in industrial settings.
b. Informal A construction worker.
2. Slang
a. An ultraconservative.
b. An extremely patriotic person with a conventional, usually unquestioning sense of morality.
adj.
1. Relating to heavy industry, construction, or demolition.
2. Informal Of, relating to, or characterized by extreme conservatism.
3. Slang Extremely patriotic.
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He wondered why a hardhat couldn't do the same thing.
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But the image of a prowar worker in a hardhat punching a privileged protester is enshrined in our cultural memory.
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Although I accept that "clothes maketh the man" may not be fashionable today, surely there is little doubt that a four-star general in his fatigues, a judge without a wig, a headmaster in jeans, a politician in a hardhat and a fluorescent jacket, Jeremy Paxman without a tie, Chris Patten with his hands in his pockets, tends to diminish their credibility and enhance our mistrust.
Note the presence of someone whom I believe maybe a priest in the foreground centre, dressed in black wearing the construction hardhat. I wonder if any of Birmingham Mail's readers who are in their senior years can put a name to any of these men's faces?
Virtually every passer-by - on foot or behind the wheel - giggles upon encountering the Flag Man, wearing a "Safe Highways" sign around its neck, yellow hardhat and overalls, and a red-white reflector vest.