Brian Blessed

I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was an undertaker's assistant, then a plasterer, before doing my military service in the RAF. All the while, I was doing amateur dramatics and dreaming of getting a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

English Actor

Michael Bisping

I worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer. I did demolition work, was a postman, was a tiler, a plasterer. I even sold double-glazing door-to-door. But I always dreamed of being a world champion, first of all as a boxer.

English Athlete

Eddie the Eagle

We were not rich by any means. My dad was a plasterer and worked long hours - I hardly ever saw him when I was growing up. He had always gone to work before I woke up, and usually, I would be in bed before he came home.

I liked being Eddie the Eagle, but I also like being Michael Edwards, plasterer and general builder.

Indicates specialization in working with plaster on buildings, not general construction work.

Job Specificity

Mostly used in contexts related to building, construction, or home repair.

Occupational Context

The term implicitly connects to plaster as the primary material used.

Plasterer