quarrier

[ kwawr-ee-er, kwor- ]

/ ˈkwɔr i ər, ˈkwɒr- /

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noun

a person who quarries stone.

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Origin of quarrier

1325–75; Middle English quaryer, quarriour<Old French quarrier, equivalent to *quarrequarry¹ + -ier-ier²

Words nearby quarrier

Quarles, Quarnero, quarrel, quarrelsome, quarrian, quarrier, quarry, quarry-faced, quarryman, quarry tile, quart

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How to use quarrier in a sentence

There is Mr. Quarrier, near Alloa in Scotland, who is doing similar work.
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Mr. Quarrier dislikes that sort of thing—but of course he'll take it well.
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She had wished him to observe the brilliancy of Mr. Quarrier's game.
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All of which demonstration was bitterly offensive to Quarrier.
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Instinctively she moved a step forward for a glimpse of Quarrier's face.
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British Dictionary definitions for quarrier

quarrier

/ (ˈkwɒrɪə) /

noun

another word for quarryman

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