What is exactly is a Boilermaker?

Question

What is exactly is a Boilermaker?

Answer 1

that is the mascot for Purdue University. located in indiana.

Answer 2

a boilermaker is a mixed drink where you take a shot of hard liquor and drop it in a mug of beer and chug the whole thing gets ya drunk real fast .

Answer 3

it is a company

people that weld are called boiler maker

Answer 4

Yes of course it's a drink, but since this is the Engineering section I suspect you aren't after a cocktail.

Wiki to the rescue!

"A boilermaker is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications from plates and sections. The name originated from craftsmen who would fabricate boilers, but they may work on projects as diverse as bridges to blast furnaces."