lime burner

American  

noun

1. a person who makes lime by burning or calcining limestone, shells, etc.

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lime burner British  

noun

1. a person whose job it is to burn limestone to make lime

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Etymology

Origin of lime burner

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

In 1817 he obtained employment as a lime burner at Bridge Casterton, in the neighbouring county of Rutland, where he earned about ten shillings per week.

From Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" by Cherry, J. L.

He enlisted in the militia, tried camp life with gipsies, and worked as a lime burner in 1817, but in the following year he was obliged to accept parish relief.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various