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master mason

American  

noun

  1. (often initial capital letters) a Freemason who has reached the third degree.

  2. an expert mason.


Etymology

Origin of master mason

1325–75; Middle English maister masoun


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

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Fortunately, a year earlier I had a conversation with a retired master mason who shared with me how to get cement stucco to bond permanently to new concrete.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022

Michael Orekunrin became a master mason in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and even taught a carving course at Bard College.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2014

John David, master mason at the minster, was one of those involved in the salvage operation.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2014

The craftsmen were the master quarryman, the master stone cutter, the master sculptor, the master mortar maker, the master mason, the master carpenter, the master blacksmith, the master roofer, and the master glass maker.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

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