stonemason
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of stonemason
Example Sentences
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Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
John Spargo, a self-educated British stonemason who emigrated to New York in 1901, became an unlikely political theorist of the movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
"Before that, I thought of songwriting as a totally separate job - like there's the blacksmith, and there's the stonemason," Richards later recalled.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
It’s believed that as stonemason membership decreased, the group began accepting “speculative,” or honorary, members to bolster their numbers.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023
Cannek Reed was the son of a stonemason with rocklike fists, and he belonged to the water the way his father—a rare creature—belonged to the earth.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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