mason
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.
to construct of or strengthen with masonry.
Origin of mason
1Other words from mason
- non·ma·son, noun
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Other definitions for Mason (2 of 2)
Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor.: See also Mason-Dixon line.
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.
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How to use mason in a sentence
When my sister looks at a mason jar now—whether in someone’s hand filled with tea or bursting with flowers on a friend’s coffee table—it reminds her of her son mason.
How to find joy during tough times | By Angela Gorrell/The Conversation | October 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceBetween 2004 and 2007, another former client also alleged mason repeatedly exposed himself to her in parking lots, at her job and at a convenience store.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip | October 6, 2020 | ProPublicaIn May 1776, mason — by then not just a tobacco farmer but also a pioneer in the Virginia wine industry — was asked to help draft the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Thank This Forgotten Founding Father for Your ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ | Nick Fouriezos | September 27, 2020 | OzyThey failed, and as a result, mason’s political career “was kind of curtailed,” Hyland says.
Thank This Forgotten Founding Father for Your ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ | Nick Fouriezos | September 27, 2020 | OzyOne day while we were outside playing, my mother called mason’s mom and told me to come home immediately.
How Outdoor Companies Can Back Up Their DEI Pledges | Kai Lightner | September 23, 2020 | Outside Online
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow with the Technology Policy Program at the Mercatus Center at George mason University.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB? | Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike Cohen, many of these casualties were white Democrats from below the mason-Dixon Line.
It was recorded as a little online extra while mason and his crew waited to film a stand-up for the broadcast news program.
A network insider insisted: “No expletives were uttered by Mr mason in the recording of his rant.”
The injuries, she says, only happened when Hawking and mason were alone.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA stone mason was employed to engrave the following epitaph on a tradesman's wife: "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousMr. mason was fond of children, and stooping down he kissed the child, who drew back and hid behind Jake.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesSomething in her eyes attracted and fascinated, and at the same time troubled Mr. mason, he scarcely knew why.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesAs Mr. mason finished the services and sat down, he was startled with an outburst of "Shall we meet beyond the river."
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHer voice was singularly sweet and full, and Mr. mason said to himself, "She'll be a singer some day, if she is not crazy first."
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for mason (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪsən) /
a person skilled in building with stone
a person who dresses stone
(tr) to construct or strengthen with masonry
Origin of mason
1British Dictionary definitions for Mason (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪsən) /
short for Freemason
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