a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
a person who dresses stones or bricks.
(initial capital letter) a Freemason.
Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor.
George, 1725–92, American statesman.
Lowell, 1792–1872, U.S. hymnist and educator.
Dame Sandra Prunella, born 1949, Barbadian politician: 1st president of Barbados since 2021.
a male given name.
a person skilled in building with stone
a person who dresses stone
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English machun, mason, from Old French machun, masson, from Frankish makjon (unrecorded) “maker,” derivative of makōn “to make”; see make 1
If you spent the summer building a beautiful stone wall around your backyard, you may have a future as a mason, someone who builds things out of brick or stone. Usage experts can’t quite agree on the origins of the word mason. Some believe that it traces back to the German word mahhon, meaning "to make." True or not, it’s a good way to remember the meaning of mason: masons make things out of brick or stone. A mason is a skilled craftsperson who might, for example, carve stone for a memorial or do work on the brick walls of a house.
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MASON, Ohio — Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into the U.S.
From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2022
MASON, Ohio—To a journalist, math skills are about as useful and reliable as a pizza-parlor napkin.
From Golf Digest • May 30, 2018
MASON, Ohio — Rare is the superstar who exits on top, etched in eternity as a winner.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2015
MASON, Ohio — Tommy Robredo knows a memorable match when he wins one.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2014
MASON, when he is, as here, in communicative mood.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 by Various
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