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mason

1 American  
[mey-suhn] / ˈmeɪ sən /

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a person who dresses stones or bricks.

  3. (initial capital letter) a Freemason.

verb (used with object)

  1. to construct of or strengthen with masonry.

Mason 2 American  
[mey-suhn] / ˈmeɪ sən /

noun

  1. Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

  2. Charles, 1730–87, English astronomer and surveyor.

  3. George, 1725–92, American statesman.

  4. Lowell, 1792–1872, U.S. hymnist and educator.

  5. Dame Sandra Prunella, born 1949, Barbadian politician: 1st president of Barbados since 2021.

  6. a male given name.

mason 1 British  
/ ˈmeɪsən /

noun

  1. a person skilled in building with stone

  2. a person who dresses stone

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verb

  1. (tr) to construct or strengthen with masonry

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Mason 2 British  
/ ˈmeɪsən /

noun

  1. short for Freemason

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Other Word Forms

  • nonmason noun

Etymology

Origin of mason

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English machun, mason, from Old French machun, masson, from Frankish makjon (unrecorded) “maker,” derivative of makōn “to make”; make 1

Example Sentences

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Hockey is like that of a medieval mason who helped lay a forgotten stone in a cathedral’s foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

It was built by a master mason called Robert MacMillan Clive, who was my great-grandfather.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It’s a high-tech twist on the classic mason jar, using a silicone lid with a degassing valve and an AirGone Argon Gas Canister to flush out oxygen.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

One response sent him to Douglas, who had written on Reddit that her father, Cliff, a professional mason, was volunteering to remove tiles from ruined homes for free.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

A mason jar holding a shiny, pigeon-size husk from a Laughing Locust.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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